tsepinite

tsepinite

English

Etymology

Named after Anatoliy Ivanovich Tsepin (Анатолия Ивановича Цепина; b. 1946) +‎ -ite.

Noun

tsepinite (countable and uncountable, plural tsepinites)

1. Any of a group of related minerals in the vuoriyarvite group
   1. tsepinite-Ca [Ca(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 3H2O]
   2. tsepinite-K [K2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 3H2O]
   3. tsepinite-Na [Na2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 3H2O]
   4. tsepinite-Sr [Sr(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 3H2O]

References

• tsepinite at Mindat.org