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English
Etymology
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
girvasite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
References
- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Girvasite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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