alsakharovite-Zn

English

Etymology

Named after Aleksey S. Sakharov (1910-1996), Russian geologist, who worked on the Lovozero massif where the mineral was discovered.

Aleksey + Sakharov + -ite

Noun

alsakharovite-Zn

1. (mineralogy) An extremely rare alkaline strontium zinc titanium silicate mineral from the cyclosilicates class, with formula written as NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄·7H₂O, from alkaline pegmatites.

References

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