zinkenite

See also: zinkénite

English

Etymology

After German mineralogist J. K. L. Zinken (1798-1862), named in 1862.[1]

Noun

zinkenite (usually uncountable, plural zinkenites)

  1. (mineralogy) A grey mineral with hexagonal crystals, Pb9Sb22S42.

References

  1. ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Zinkenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “zinkenite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.
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