reevesite

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English

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Etymology

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Named in 1967 by John S. White Jr., E.P. Henderson and Brian Mason in honour of Dr. Frank Reeves (1886-1986), exploration geologist who found the Wolf Creek meteorite in 1947.

Reeves + -ite

Noun

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reevesite

  1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, nickel, and oxygen.

References

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