swaknoite

English

Etymology

From SWAKNO (acronym of Suid Wes Africa Karst Navorsing Organisasie (Afrikaans for "South West Africa Karst Exploration Organisation"), a caving association in Namibia) + -ite.

Noun

swaknoite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic white mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

References

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