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 (1997–2025) “Wenkite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.