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English
Etymology
From Aksay + -ite, named in 1963 after the locality in Kazakhstan where it was found, which comes from Kazakh Ақсай (Aqsai), literally "white glen".
Noun
aksaite (plural aksaites)
- (mineralogy) A mineral containing magnesium, boron, oxygen, and hydrogen.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Aksaite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “aksaite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.