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kaersutite

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English

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Etymology

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From Kaersut +‎ -ite. Named after the discovery locality: Kaersut, Umanaksfjord, Greenland.[1]

Noun

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kaersutite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

References

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  1. ^ [1], Leake, Bernard E., et al. "Nomenclature of Amphiboles: Report of the Subcommittee on Amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names". The Canadian Mineralogist 35 (1997): 235.
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Kaersutite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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