It was first recognized and described by J.B. Dawson from the Ol Doinyo Lengai carbonatite lavas of Arusha Region in 1963 and named in honor of the president of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere (1922-1999).
First identified and described by J.B. Dawson from the Ol Doinyo Lengai carbonatite lavas of Arusha Region in 1963, named after the president of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere (1922-1999).