hackmanite

English

Etymology

From Hackman +‎ -ite, named according to Finnish geologist Victor Hackman who first discovered the mineral in Kola peninsula.

Noun

hackmanite (countable and uncountable, plural hackmanites)

1. An important variety of sodalite exhibiting tenebrescence.

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: hackmaniitti

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Hackmanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “hackmanite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.