alsakharovite-Zn

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Etymology

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.

Noun

alsakharovite-Zn (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) 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.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Alsakharovite-Zn”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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