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Websterite

Websterite \Web"ster*ite\, n. [So named after Webster, the geologist.] (Min.) A hydrous sulphate of alumina occurring in white reniform masses.

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websterite

n. A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4ยท7(H2O).

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Websterite

For the hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral "websterite", see aluminite. Websterite is ultramafic igneous rock that consists of roughly equal proportions of orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene. It is a type of pyroxenite.

Websterite is named after the town Webster in North Carolina.