chekhovichite

English

Etymology

Named after Professor Sergei Konstantinovich Chekhovich (1917-1997), Kazakh mineralogist.

Chekhovich + -ite

Noun

chekhovichite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing bismuth, iron, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Chekhovichite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.