aleksandrovite

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noun

A colourless monoclinic mineral containing calcium, lithium, silicon, potassium, oxygen, tin, and fluorine.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA colourless monoclinic mineral containing calcium, lithium, silicon, potassium, oxygen, tin, and fluorine.

Origin

Named in honour of Stanislav Mikhailovich Aleksandrov (1932-2012), a Russian geochemist, geologist and mineralogist Aleksandrov + -ite

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aleksandrovite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aleksandrovite

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“aleksandrovite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aleksandrovite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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