zektzerite
English
Etymology
From the name of Jack Zektzer, who recognised that the mineral (originally misidentified as morganite) was unknown, + -ite.
Noun
zektzerite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A mineral of agpaitic granites.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Zektzerite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “zektzerite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.