A rare silver-lead sulfide mineral containing antimony, named after the German mineralogist Karl Friedrich August von Freieslebens.
From the German mineralogist Karl Friedrich August von Freieslebens (1774-1846) + the mineral suffix '-ite.' Named to honor his contributions to mineralogical science and mining studies.
Mineralogists literally get minerals named after them as the ultimate academic honor—imagine discovering something so important about Earth's structure that a permanent part of the planet is named in your honor!
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