retgersite

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English

Etymology

Named after Jan Willem Retgers (1856-1896), Dutch crystallographer.

Retgers + -ite

Noun

retgersite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-trapezohedral dark green mineral containing hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Retgersite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.