richterite

English

Etymology

Named in 1865 by Johann Friedrich August Breithaupt in honour of Hieronymus Theodor Richter (1824-1898), professor of chemistry at Freiberg University of Mining and Technology and the co-discoverer of indium.

Richter + -ite

Noun

richterite (plural richterites)

  1. (mineralogy) A basic silicate mineral of sodium, potassium, magnesium, manganese, and calcium belonging to the amphibole group

Further reading
  • “Richterite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “richterite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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