knorringite

English

Etymology

From Knorring +‎ -ite, after Oleg Von Knorring, professor of mineralogy.

Noun

knorringite (plural knorringites)

1. (mineralogy) A green or blue mineral of the garnet group, forming a series with pyrope.

Further reading

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