weilite

English

Etymology

Weil +‎ -ite, after René Weil (born 1901), professor of mineralogy at the University of Strasbourg

Noun

weilite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A rare white triclinic arsenate mineral with waxy lustre.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Weilite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “weilite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.