Adamite [SEP] named after
. Found in Mapimí, Durango, Mexico; Greece; and California and Utah in the United States.
Adamite was named after the French mineralogist Gilbert-Joseph Adam (1795–1881). It was first described in 1866 for an occurrence at the type locality of Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile.
See also.
- A list of minerals with associated Wikipedia articles
- A comprehensive list of minerals
- List of minerals named after people
List of minerals named after people
This is a list of minerals named after famous or notable people. The chemical composition follows name when available.
Sorted by name:
A.
- Abelsonite: CHNNi – American physicist Philip Hauge Abelson (1913–2004)
- Abswurmbachite: CuMnOSiO – German mineralogist Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach
- Adamite: ZnAsOOH – French mineralogist Gilbert Joseph Adam (1795–1881)
- Agrellite: NaCaSiOF – English optical mineralogist Stuart Olof Agrell (1913–1996)
- Agricolaite: K(UO)(CO) – German scholar Georgius