riebeckite

English

Etymology

Riebeck +‎ -ite, named after German explorer Emil Riebeck.

Noun

riebeckite (plural riebeckites)

  1. (mineralogy) A form of amphibole rich in sodium

Derived terms

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