The story
Clipping of Aleksey + Sakharov + -ite + Zn (“zinc”). Named after Aleksey Sergeyevich Sakharov (1910–1996), a Russian geologist who worked on the Lovozero massif where the mineral was discovered.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
alsakharovite-Zn
Today it means: An extremely rare alkaline strontium zinc titanium silicate mineral from the cyclosilicates class, with formula written as NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄·7H₂O, from alkaline pegmatites. Full definition →