reinerite

English

Etymology

Named in 1958 by Bruno H. Geier and K. Weber in honour of Willy Reiner (1895-1965), Senior Chemist at the Tsumeb Corporation, Namibia, who analyzed the type material

Reiner + -ite

Noun

reinerite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, oxygen, and zinc.

References

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

Anagrams

• renierite