weilite

English

Etymology

Weil +‎ -ite, after René Weil (born 1901), professor of mineralogy at the University of Strasbourg

Noun

weilite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare white triclinic arsenate mineral with waxy lustre.

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Weilite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “weilite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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