grimselite

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English

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Etymology

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Named for type locality Grimsel, Switzerland, +‎ -ite.

Noun

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grimselite

  1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal yellow mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and uranium.

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Grimselite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • grimselite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.