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Kulanite (pronounced K LĂ&middot;N AIT) is a mineral with formula

Occurrence
Kulanite is known from Austria, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, and the United States.

History
Alan Kulan and Gunar Penikis, residents of Ross River, Yukon, collected a number of mineral specimens from the Rapid Creek area in 1974. They sent these to the Royal Ontario Museum's Department of Geology, and among them was discovered a new mineral. The mineral was named kulanite in honor of Kulan; the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names approved the mineral and its name.

The type material is held at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.