wenkite
English edit
Etymology edit
From Wenk + -ite, named after Swiss geologist Eduard Wenk.
Noun edit
wenkite
- (mineralogy) A hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal light gray mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, chlorine, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.
References edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Wenkite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.