girvasite
English edit
Etymology edit
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’).
Noun edit
girvasite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
References edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Girvasite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.