zaherite
English
Etymology
From the name of Mohamed Abduz Zaher, the Bangladeshi geologist who discovered it, and + -ite.
Noun
zaherite (plural zaherites)
- (mineralogy) A mineral, a complex sulphate of aluminium, coloured white to blue-green.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Zaherite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “zaherite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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