kinichilite

English

Etymology

Named after Japanese mineral collector Dr. Ken'ichi Sakurai (1912–1993), +‎ -lite.

Noun

kinichilite

1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal dark brown mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and tellurium.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025), “Kinichilite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “kinichilite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.