English Explanatory Dictionary

wülfingite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A colourless orthorhombic mineral containing zinc, hydrogen and oxygen.

Word forms

wülfingite

Etymology

Named by K. Schmetzer, G. Schnorrer-Köhler and O. Medenbach in honour of Ernst Anton Wülfing (1860-1930), mineralogist and petrographer, known for his work on the optical properties of minerals and meteorites. Wülfing + -ite

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