Meanings
nounbassanite (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryAn evaporite, consisting of calcium sulfate, found at Vesuvius.
Origin
From Bassani + -ite, after paleontologist Francesco Bassani
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bassanite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bassanite
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“bassanite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bassanite. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bassanite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bassanite.
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