Etymology

girvasite

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Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium. Full definition →

sjd сарьвэсь
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  1. sjd · derived fromсарьвэсь
  2. English todaygirvasite

гирвас (girvas) + -ite. Named for Lake Girvas in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, where the mineral was found. The name of the lake is probably of Sami origin, likely from Kildin Sami сарьвэсь (sar’ves’).

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