vlasovite

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What does vlasovite mean?

A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

Where does vlasovite come from?

From Vlasov + -ite; named after Kuzma Aleksevich Vlasov (1905–1964), a Russian mineralogist and geochemist.

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