reevesite

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What does reevesite mean?

A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, nickel, and oxygen.

Where does reevesite come from?

Named in 1967 by John S. White Jr., E.P. Henderson and Brian Mason in honour of Dr. Frank Reeves (1886-1986), exploration geologist who found the Wolf Creek meteorite in 1947. Reeves + -ite

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