gwihabaite

English

Etymology

Gcwihaba Cave in Botswana, where it was found in 1996, and -ite.

Noun

gwihabaite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A rare ammonium potassium nitrate mineral with chemical formula (NH₄,K)(NO₃), orthorhombic in form and colourless with a vitreous lustre.

Synonyms

• nitrammite

Further reading

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