alsakharovite-Zn

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounalsakharovite-Zn (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn 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.

Origin

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.

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