wenkite

English

Etymology

From Wenk +‎ -ite, named after Swiss geologist Eduard Wenk.

Noun

wenkite

1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal light gray mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, chlorine, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

References

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