vasilite

English

Etymology

Named after Bulgarian docent of mineralogy at the Higher Institute of Mining and Geology, Sofia, Dr. Vasil Atanasov (1933–), +‎ -ite.

Noun

vasilite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral steel gray mineral containing copper, palladium, sulfur, and tellurium.

References

Atanas V. Atanasov (1990), "Vasilite, A New Mineral Species from Novoseltsi, Bulgaria", Canadian Mineralogist, vol. 28, at 687-89.

John L. Jambor & David A Vanko (1991), "New Mineral Names", American Mineralogist, vol. 76, 1434-1440, at 1435.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

ilvaites, vitalise

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