A rare mineral found in the Lake Baikal region of Russia.
Named after Lake Baikal in Siberia + -ite (mineral suffix); follows the standard geological naming convention of naming minerals after their discovery locations.
Lake Baikal is already famous as the world's deepest freshwater lake with an entire unique ecosystem—finding unique minerals there too shows how isolated places develop their own geological personalities.
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