Min. [Named by J. F. John, 1816, after Dr. J. G. Lenz: See -IN and -ITE.] An opal-like variety of halloysite.
1823. W. Phillips, Min. (ed. 3), 87. Lenzinite … has been divided into two varieties.
1837. Dana, Min., 250. The Lenzinite of John, from Kall,… in Prussia.
