wilkeite

English

Etymology

From Wilke +‎ -ite, in honour of R. M. Wilke, a mineral collector and dealer.

Noun

wilkeite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy, dated) fluorellestadite

Further reading

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