zektzerite

{{Infobox mineral | name = Zektzerite | category = Inosilicate | boxwidth = | boxbgcolor = | image = Zektzerite-122174.jpg | imagesize = 260px | caption = | formula = | IMAsymbol = Zek | molweight = 529.66 g/mol | strunz = 9.DN.05 | system = Orthorhombic | class = | symmetry = Cmca | color = Colorless to pink, cream, or white; commonly zoned | habit = Stout pseudohexagonal prisms | twinning = | cleavage = {100} and {010} perfect | fracture = | tenacity = | mohs = 6 | luster = Vitreous to pearly | polish = | refractive = n = 1.582 n = 1.584 n = 1.584 | opticalprop = Biaxial (-) | birefringence = | dispersion = | pleochroism = | fluorescence= Light yellow | absorption = | streak = White | gravity = 2.79 | density = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | diaphaneity = Translucent to transparent | other = | references = }}

The mineral zektzerite is a member of the tuhualite group and was first found in 1966 by Seattle mineralogist Benjamin Bartlett "Bart" Cannon. It was discovered in the Willow creek basin below Silver Star mountain in miarolitic cavities within the alkaline arfvedsonite granite phase of the Golden Horn batholith, Okanogan County, Washington. It is named for Jack Zektzer (born 1936), mathematician and mineral collector of Seattle, Washington.