English edit

Etymology edit

Named after a Raslak Valley, a valley southwest of the type locality at Mt. Karnasurt, Northern Region, Russia

Raslak + -ite

Noun edit

raslakite

  1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal brownish red mineral containing calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

References edit

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