khmaralite

English

Etymology

Named for type locality, Khmara Bay, in turn named after Soviet tractor driver Ivan Fedorovich Khmara (1936–1956) who died in that area of Soviet-operated Antarctica. The suffix -lite is from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Noun

khmaralite (usually uncountable, plural khmaralites)

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic very dark green mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Khmaralite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “khmaralite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.