loellingite

noun

loel·​ling·​ite

variants or less commonly löllingite

ˈleliŋˌīt

plural -s

: a mineral FeAs₂ consisting of a tin-white iron arsenide that is isomorphous with arsenopyrite and usually occurs massive

called also leucopyrite

Word History

Etymology

German löllingit, from Lölling, town in Austria, its locality + German -it -ite

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