Definition
A mineral composed of copper silicate, found in Alaska, or a person who is a native or resident of Alaska.
Etymology
Named after Alaska, with the mineralogical suffix '-ite,' which is the standard way to name newly discovered minerals (like magnetite, hematite). The place name was added to recognize where it was first found.
Kelly Says
Mineralogists name new minerals after places to honor where they're discovered, creating a living map of mineral geography—Alaska has alaskaite, California has californite, and Morocco has moroccanite, each telling a story of geological exploration!
Translations
ARالعربية
أحجار ألاسكا
a-hajar a-la-ska
BNবাংলা
আলাস্কান
a-la-ska-n
CACatalà
alaskan
a-la-ska-n
CSČeština
alaskait
a-la-ska-it
DADansk
alaskait
a-la-ska-it
DEDeutsch
Alaskit
a-la-ski-t
ELΕλληνικά
Αλάσκανιτης
a-las-kan-itis
ESEspañol
alaskita
a-la-ski-ta
FAفارسی
Alaskan
a-la-ska-n
FISuomi
alaskaa
a-la-skaa
FRFrançais
alaskite
a-la-ski-t
HEעברית
אלאסקניט
a-la-s-k-nit
HIहिन्दी
अलास्काइट
a-la-ska-it
HUMagyar
alaskait
a-la-ska-it
IDBahasa Indonesia
alaskaite
a-la-ska-it
ITItaliano
alaskaite
a-la-ska-ite
JA日本語
アラスカ石
arashuka-ishi
KKKK
Аляскалы
a-lya-ska-ly
KMKM
អ្នកអាលាស្កា
a-nk a-la-ska
KO한국어
알래스카석
alleuseka-seok
MSBahasa Melayu
Alaskan
a-la-ska-n
MYမြန်မာ
အလက်စကန်
a-la-et-ska-n
NLNederlands
alaskaiet
a-la-ska-iet
NONorsk
alaskaitt
a-la-ska-itt
PLPolski
alaskait
a-la-ska-it
PTPortuguês
alaskita
a-la-ski-ta
RORomână
alaskait
a-la-ska-it
RUРусский
аляскит
alyaskit
SVSvenska
alaskait
a-la-ska-it
SWKiswahili
Alaskan
a-la-ska-n
TAதமிழ்
அலெஸ்கன்
a-le-s-kan
TEతెలుగు
అలెస్కన్
a-le-s-kan
THไทย
หินอะแลสก้า
hin a-la-ska
TRTürkçe
alaskait
a-la-ska-it
UKУкраїнська
аляскит
a-li-aski-t
URاردو
الاسکانی
al-aska-ni
VITiếng Việt
đá Alaska
da a-la-ska
ZH中文
阿拉斯加石
a-la-si-jia shi