| 释义 |
huntite Min.|ˈhʌntaɪt|
[f. the name of Walter Frederick Hunt (b. 1882), American mineralogist + -ite1.]
A white carbonate of magnesium and calcium, CaMg3(CO3)4.
1953G. T. Faust in Amer. Mineralogist XXXVIII. 4 (heading) Huntite, Mg3Ca(CO3)4, a new mineral. 1968Nature 28 Dec. 1309/2 Investigations of sediments from the hypersaline environment of the Tuz Gölü, a seasonal salt lake in Central Anatolia, Turkey.., showed that huntite, CaMg3(CO3)4, dolomite and magnesite are often present in the playa muds. 1973Nature 5 Jan. 17/2 In next Monday's Nature Physical Science (January 8), Veen and Arndt describe for the first time the occurrence in soils of the mineral huntite, CaMg3(CO3)4. Ibid. 17/3 Alias pahn-jahn, huntite powder is a white pigment which the Aborigines prefer to kaolin-based paint for personal and other decorative purposes. |