akdalaite

See also: Akdalaite

English

Etymology

From the Kazakh name, Akdala, for the type locality, the Betpak-Dala desert.

Akdala + -ite

Noun

akdalaite (plural akdalaites)

1. (mineralogy) A white hexagonal mineral with chemical formula 4Al₂O₃·H₂O found in Kazakhstan.

Further reading

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