vlasovite

English

Etymology

Vlasov +‎ -ite; named after Kuzma Aleksevich Vlasov (1905–1964), a Russian mineralogist and geochemist

Noun

vlasovite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

References
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Vlasovite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.