hackmanite

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English

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Etymology

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From Hackman +‎ -ite, named according to Finnish geologist Victor Hackman who first discovered the mineral in Kola peninsula.

Noun

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hackmanite (countable and uncountable, plural hackmanites)

  1. An important variety of sodalite exhibiting tenebrescence.

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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Hackmanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • hackmanite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.