kambaldaite

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noun

An extremely rare hexagonal hydrated sodium nickel carbonate mineral, light green or blue, that forms drusy to mammillated encrustations on the matrix.

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Meanings

nounkambaldaite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn extremely rare hexagonal hydrated sodium nickel carbonate mineral, light green or blue, that forms drusy to mammillated encrustations on the matrix.

Origin

Kambalda, Australia, where it was first described + -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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