nierite
English
Etymology
Nier + -ite
Named for Alfred Otto Carl Nier, the American physicist who pioneered mass spectrometry, and used it to isolate Uranium-235.
Noun
nierite (uncountable)
References
- “Nierite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- "Silicon Nitride" at Wikipedia.
Synonyms
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