meyerhofferite

English

Etymology

Wilhelm Meyerhoffer (1864-1906), German chemist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

meyerhofferite (plural meyerhofferites)

1. (mineralogy) A hydrated borate mineral with the chemical formula Ca₂B₆O₆(OH)₁₀ · ₂(H₂O).

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Meyerhofferite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “meyerhofferite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.