English edit

Etymology edit

From the name of Jack Zektzer, who recognised that the mineral (originally misidentified as morganite) was unknown, +‎ -ite.

Noun edit

zektzerite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral of agpaitic granites.

Further reading edit

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