schertelite

English

Etymology

Named after German professor of mineralogy Arnulf Schertel (1841–1902), +‎ -ite.

Noun

schertelite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• chesterlite