turkestanite
English
Etymology
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Noun
turkestanite
- (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and thorium.
References
- “Turkestanite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.