alsakharovite-Zn

== English == === Etymology === Clipping of Aleksey + Sakharov +‎ -ite + Zn (“zinc”). Named after Aleksey Sergeyevich Sakharov (1910–1996), a Russian geologist who worked on the Lovozero massif where the mineral was discovered. === Noun === alsakharovite-Zn (uncountable) (mineralogy) An extremely rare alkaline strontium zinc titanium silicate mineral from the cyclosilicates class, with formula written as NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7H2O, from alkaline pegmatites. ==== References ==== David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Alsakharovite-Zn”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. === Further reading === alsakharovite-Zn on Wikipedia.Wikipedia