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daw•son•ite
(dô′sə nīt′),USA pronunciation n.
- Mineralogyan orthorhombic mineral, hydrous sodium aluminum carbonate, NaAlCO3(OH)2, with a vitreous luster, occurring as white blade-shaped crystals: mined as an ore of aluminum.
- see -ite1 named after J.west, western.
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