wilkeite

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English

Etymology

From Wilke +‎ -ite, in honour of R. M. Wilke, a mineral collector and dealer.

Noun

wilkeite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy, dated) fluorellestadite

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Wilkeite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • wilkeite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.