retgersite

English

Etymology

Named after Jan Willem Retgers (1856-1896), Dutch crystallographer.

Retgers + -ite

Noun

retgersite

1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-trapezohedral dark green mineral containing hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.

References

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