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Named for the type locality at Hills Port in Gobbins on Island Magee in Northern Ireland. Gobbinsite is a rare mineral that occurs as a secondary mineral in basalts, and in cavities in sodalite syenite. Localities for Gobbinsite include, additionally, in Canada, as well as newer localities in the United States, Russia, New Zealand, Japan, and Hungary.

Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/gobbinsite.pdf

Named after Aleksander Aleksandrovich Godovikov, former Russian mineralogist and Director of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum in Moscow, Russia. Localities for Godovikovite include in Russia, and Tajikistan, as well as a few others. It occurs “as reaction crusts around outlets releasing sulfuric acid from burning coal heaps,” and is associated with anhydrous calcium and magnesium sulfates. Godovikovite is soluble in water.

Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/godovikovite.pdf