seligmannite

noun

sel·​ig·​mann·​ite

ˈselə̇gməˌnīt

plural -s

: a mineral PbCuAsS₃ consisting of a lead and copper arsenic sulfide and occurring in metallic lead-gray orthorhombic crystals

Word History

Etymology

German seligmannit, from Gustav Seligmann †1920 German banker and mineral collector + German -it -ite

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