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halloysite

American  
[huh-loi-sahyt, -zahyt, ha-] / həˈlɔɪ saɪt, -zaɪt, hæ- /

noun

  1. a refractory clay mineral similar in composition to kaolinite.

Etymology

Origin of halloysite

1820–30; after Jean-Baptiste-Julien Omalius d' Halloy (1783–1875), Belgian geologist; with -site for -ite 1, after mineral names formed from surnames ending in s

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