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See also: Akdalaite
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Kazakh name, Akdala, for the type locality, the Betpak-Dala desert.
Akdala + -ite
Noun
[edit]akdalaite (plural akdalaites)
- (mineralogy) A white hexagonal mineral with chemical formula 4Al2O3·H2O found in Kazakhstan.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Akdalaite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “akdalaite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.