The first find of Pietersite was made in 1962 by the mineral dealer Sidney "Sid" Pieters in Namibia (then Southwest Africa); the stone is also named after him. The spelling petersite, pieterisite
or Pietersiet is therefore not correct.
The first find of Pietersite was made in 1962 by the mineral dealer Sidney "Sid" Pieters in Namibia (then Southwest Africa); the stone is also named after him. The spelling petersite, pieterisite
or Pietersiet is therefore not correct.