willemite

English

Willemite

Etymology

In honour of Willem I, king of the Netherlands, +‎ -ite.

Noun

willemite (countable and uncountable, plural willemites)

1. (mineralogy) A rare mineral, anhydrous zinc silicate, Zn₂SiO₄, that is a minor ore of zinc.

Alternative forms

• villemite

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: willemiitti (fi)

See also

• troostite

Further reading

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

Italian

Noun

willemite f (plural willemiti)

1. (mineralogy) willemite