breithauptite

English

Etymology

Johann Friedrich August Breithaupt (1791-1873), German mineralogist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

breithauptite (plural breithauptites)

  1. (mineralogy) A nickel antimonide mineral with the chemical formula NiSb, having a metallic opaque copper-red appearance.

Further reading

  • “Breithauptite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • breithauptite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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