aleksandrovite

English

Etymology

Named in honour of Stanislav Mikhailovich Aleksandrov (1932-2012), a Russian geochemist, geologist and mineralogist

Aleksandrov + -ite

Noun

aleksandrovite

1. (mineralogy) A colourless monoclinic mineral containing calcium, lithium, silicon, potassium, oxygen, tin, and flourine.

References

• “aleksandrovite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.