English edit

Etymology edit

Vajdak +‎ -ite after Josef Vajdak (1930-), for his significant contribution in the study of minerals in the Jachymov ore district (in northwestern Bohemia, Czechia)

Noun edit

vajdakite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, molybdenum, and oxygen.

References edit

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Vajdakite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.