nordite
English
Etymology
From Russian норд (nord) + -ite.[1]
Noun
nordite
- (mineralogy) A rare, light brown, orthorhombic zinc silicate mineral discovered in the Kola peninsula, Russia.[2]
References
- https://www.saint-hilaire.ca/en/nordit.htm
- https://archive.org/details/elementsofoptica00winc/page/360/mode/2up?q=nordite
Further reading
- “nordite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.