keilite

English

Etymology

Named after German-American professor at University of Hawaii in Honolulu, Klaus Keil, +‎ -ite.

Noun

keilite

1. (mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral gray mineral containing calcium, chromium, iron, magnesium, manganese, sulfur, and zinc.

References

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