reedmergnerite
/riːdˈməːɡnərʌɪt/Mineralogy
noun
A member of the feldspar group of minerals which is isostructural with albite and occurs as colourless, beige, or orange prisms.
- Reedmergnernite is a silicate of sodium and boron, NaBSi3O8. Crystal system: triclinic..
Origin
1950s. From the names of Frank S. Reed (b. 1894) and John L. Mergner (b. 1894), mid 20th-cent. technicians of the United States Geological Survey in Washington + -ite.