zinkenite

See also: zinkénite

English edit

Zinkenite

Etymology edit

After German mineralogist J. K. L. Zinken (1798-1862), named in 1862.^[1]

Noun edit

zinkenite (usually uncountable, plural zinkenites)

(mineralogy) A grey mineral with hexagonal crystals, Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂.

Further reading edit

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

^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

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