Heintzite

/ˈhaɪntsaɪt/ noun

Definition

A rare mineral, a variety of heulandite (a zeolite mineral) found in specific geological formations.

Etymology

Named after a mineralogist or prominent figure in geology (the exact attribution varies by source), with the mineral suffix '-ite' that is standard for naming rocks and minerals discovered in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Kelly Says

Mineralogists name minerals after everything from chemists to towns to their wealthy patrons, which means Heinrich's name got frozen into a rock formation that hasn't changed in millions of years—a weird kind of immortality.

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