niningerite

English

Etymology

Named for Harvey H. Nininger, meteoriticist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

niningerite (usually uncountable, plural niningerites)

  1. (mineralogy) A magnesium-iron-manganese sulfide mineral.

Further reading
  • “Niningerite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “niningerite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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