girvasite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
гирвас (girvas) + -ite. Named for Lake Girvas in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, where the mineral was found. The name of the lake is probably of Sami origin, likely from Kildin Sami сарьвэсь (sar’ves’).
Noun[edit]
girvasite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
References[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Girvasite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.