kegelite

English

Etymology

Named after German director of mining operations at the Tsumeb Mine, Friedrich Wilhelm Kegel (1874–1948) +‎ -ite.

Noun

kegelite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.

Further reading

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