Aksaite
Encyclopedia
Aksaite is a mineral
Mineral
A mineral is a naturally occurring solid chemical substance formed through biogeochemical processes, having characteristic chemical composition, highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. By comparison, a rock is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids and does not...

 found in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

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Etymology and History

Aksaite is named after the place it was discovered, Ak-say
Aksay, West Kazakhstan
Aksay is a town in north-western Kazakhstan. It is the seat of Borili District in West Kazakhstan Province. Population 34,507 .It is an important oil and gas town, serving as a operational base for the nearby Karachaganak Field....

 (lit. White Glen). It was found in the year 1963 in Chelkar Salt Dome, Ak-say
Aksay, West Kazakhstan
Aksay is a town in north-western Kazakhstan. It is the seat of Borili District in West Kazakhstan Province. Population 34,507 .It is an important oil and gas town, serving as a operational base for the nearby Karachaganak Field....

 Valley, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

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