vlasovite

English

Etymology

From Vlasov +‎ -ite; named after Kuzma Aleksevich Vlasov (1905–1964), a Russian mineralogist and geochemist.

Noun

vlasovite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

References

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