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Theodor Richter, a German mineralogist, professor, and co-doscoverer of indium, is the namesake of the mineral Richterite. Richterite is found in metamorphosed limestones, igneous rocks, carbonatites and also in meteorites. Many localites, historic localities and localities for good specimens include Sweden, Greenland, Russia, the USA, Canada, Brazil, Japan, and Madagascar.
Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/richterite.pdf