vlasovite

English

Etymology

From Vlasov +‎ -ite; named after Kuzma Aleksevich Vlasov (1905–1964), a Russian mineralogist and geochemist.

Noun

vlasovite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

References

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