Etymology

wenkite

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Today it means: A hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal light gray mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, chlorine, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and sulfur. Full definition →

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From Wenk + -ite, named after Swiss geologist Eduard Wenk.

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