释义 |
reevesite Min.|ˈriːvzaɪt| [f. the name of Frank Reeves, Australian geologist + -ite1.] A hydrated basic carbonate of nickel and iron, Ni6Fe2CO3(OH)16.4H2O, occurring as yellowish plates.
1967J. S. White et al. in Amer. Mineralogist LII. 1182 Reevesite: This mineral occurs as bright yellow fine-grained aggregates lining cavities and cracks in the weathered meteorites. Ibid. 1193 The mineral is named reevesite in honor of Dr. Frank Reeves, who was responsible for the discovery of the Wolf Creek meteorite crater in 1947. 1971Ibid. LVI. 1077 Reevesite..has been found in the nickel ore from the Bon Accord area in the Barberton Mountain Land, South Africa. |