raslakite

English

Etymology

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

Raslak + -ite

Noun

raslakite

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

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Raslakite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.