nierite
English edit
Etymology edit
Nier + -ite
Named for Alfred Otto Carl Nier, the American physicist who pioneered mass spectrometry, and used it to isolate Uranium-235.
Noun edit
nierite (uncountable)
- (mineral,chemistry) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing four nitrogen and three silicon.
Synonyms edit
References edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Nierite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
Silicon Nitride on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
