hastingsite

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noun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

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Meanings

nounhastingsite (countable and uncountable, plural hastingsites)

plural hastingsites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Origin

From Hastings + -ite, after Hastings County in Ontario where it was discovered.

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APA

hastingsite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hastingsite

MLA

“hastingsite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hastingsite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hastingsite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hastingsite.

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