zaccariniite

English

Etymology

Named in honour of Dr. Frederica Zaccarini of the University of Leoben, Austria for her work on chromitites and ultrabasic rocks.

Zaccarini + -ite

Noun

zaccariniite

1. (mineralogy) A grey tetragonal mineral containing rhodium, nickel, and astatine.

References

• “zaccariniite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.