hapkeite

English

Etymology

From Hapke +‎ -ite, after US scientist Bruce Hapke.

Noun

hapkeite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A meteoric mineral composed of silicon and iron.

Further reading

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