reevesite
English edit
Etymology edit
Named in 1967 by John S. White Jr., E.P. Henderson and Brian Mason in honour of Dr. Frank Reeves (1886-1986), exploration geologist who found the Wolf Creek meteorite in 1947.
Reeves + -ite
Noun edit
reevesite
- (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, nickel, and oxygen.
References edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Reevesite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.