raslakite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named after a Raslak Valley, a valley southwest of the type locality at Mt. Karnasurt, Northern Region, Russia

Raslak + -ite

Noun[edit]

raslakite

  1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal brownish red mineral containing calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

References[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Raslakite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.