- cahnite
- cahn·ite
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Cahnite — (Cahnit in German, Cahnita in Spanish, Канит in Russian [http://www.mindat.org/min 851.html Mindat data sheet for Cahnite.] ] ) is a brittle white or colorless mineral that has perfect cleavage and is usually transparent. It usually forms… … Wikipedia
cahnite — ˈkäˌnīt noun ( s) Etymology: Lazard Cahn died 1940 American mineral collector who first recognized it + English ite : a mineral Ca2B(OH)4(AsO4) consisting of hydrous calcium boroarsenate occurring in white sphenoidal crystals … Useful english dictionary
List of minerals C-E (complete) — It is currently not possible to have a complete list of minerals . The International Mineralogical Association is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names, however minerals discovered before 1959 did not go… … Wikipedia
Borate minerals — Large (up to 1.8 cm) yellow londonite crystals associated with rubellite tourmaline. Londonite is an unusual caesium rich heptaborate. [1] The borate minerals are minerals which contain a borate anion group. The borate (BO3) units may be… … Wikipedia
