Zinkenite

Origin

After German mineralogist J. K. L. Zinken (1798-1862), named in 1862.

Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Full definition of zinkenite

Noun

1. (mineralogy) A grey mineral with hexagonal crystals, Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂.