aksaite

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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)

  1. (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.