girvasite

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noun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.

Originsjd сарьвэсь →
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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.

Origin

  1. sjdсарьвэсь
  2. Englishgirvasite

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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APA

girvasite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girvasite

MLA

“girvasite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girvasite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “girvasite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girvasite.

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