stichtite

Stichtite on serpentine

Meaning

Noun

A mineral with rhombohedral crystals, often pink or lilac, Mg_6</sub>Cr_2</sub>C O_3</sub>(OH)₁₆·4H₂O.

Origin

After Robert Sticht (1856-1922), the manager of Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Co. in Australia, in 1910.

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