reidite
English edit
Etymology edit
Named in 2002 by Billy P. Glass, Shaobin Liu and Peter B. Leavens in honour of Alan F. Reid, who first produced the phase in high-pressure laboratory experiments in 1969.
Reid + -ite
Noun edit
reidite
- (mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal white mineral containing oxygen, silicon, and zirconium.
References edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Reidite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.