A yellow silicate and fluoride of sodium, iron, and titanium, Na₂(Ti,Fe)Si₄(O,F)₁₁, occurring as transparent or translucent crystals of the tetragonal system.
Origin
Early 20th century. From Narsarsuk, the name of a plain in south-western Greenland + -ite.
Definition of narsarsukite in US English:
narsarsukite
nounˌnɑːsɑːˈsʊkʌɪt
Mineralogy
A yellow silicate and fluoride of sodium, iron, and titanium, Na₂(Ti,Fe)Si₄(O,F)₁₁, occurring as transparent or translucent crystals of the tetragonal system.
Origin
Early 20th century. From Narsarsuk, the name of a plain in south-western Greenland + -ite.