rinmanite

English

Etymology

Named in honour of Sven Rinman (1720-1792), chemist, mineralogist, author of two mining engineering books and discoverer of the pigment Rinman's green.

Rinman + -ite

Noun

rinmanite

  1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, antimony, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.

References
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Rinmanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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