quenselite

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English

Etymology

Named after Swedish professor of mineralogy Percy Dudgeon Quensel (1881–1966), +‎ -ite.

Noun

quenselite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal pitch black mineral containing hydrogen, lead, manganese, and oxygen.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Quenselite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • quenselite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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