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Etymology edit

Named in 1958 by Bruno H. Geier and K. Weber in honour of Willy Reiner (1895-1965), Senior Chemist at the Tsumeb Corporation, Namibia, who analyzed the type material

Reiner + -ite

Noun edit

reinerite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, oxygen, and zinc.

References edit

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Reinerite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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