revdite

English

Etymology

Named after the mining town of Revda, Murmansk District, Russia, near to the discovery locality.

Revda + -ite

Noun

revdite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

References
  • “Revdite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.

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