sudoite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named for Toshio Sudo, a professor of mineralogy, with suffix -ite.[1]
Noun[edit]
sudoite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ Norihiko Kohyama (2000) “In memory of Prof. Toshio Sudo”, in Clay Science, volume 11: “The aluminum rich chlorite, one of the components of the mineral, and the interstratified clay mineral itself were later named “Sudoite” and “Tosudite”, respectively, by the International Mineralogical Association in honor of his contribution to clay mineralogy.”
- ^ David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sudoite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.