ernienickelite

English

Etymology

Named after Canadian-Australian mineralogist Ernest (Ernie) Henry Nickel (1925–2005), +‎ -ite.

Noun

ernienickelite

1. (mineralogy) A trigonal reddish black mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, nickel, and oxygen.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Ernienickelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “ernienickelite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.