ˌtaməˈrüˌgīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: German tamarugit, from tamarug- (from Pampa del Tamarugal, desert plateau in northern Chile, its locality) + -it -ite
: a mineral NaAl(SO 4 ) 2 .6H 2 O that is a hydrous sulfate of sodium and aluminum isostructural with amarillite