wittichenite

noun

wit·​ti·​chen·​ite

ˈwitə̇kəˌnīt

plural -s

: a mineral Cu₃BiS₃ consisting of a tin-white to steel-gray copper bismuth sulfide and usually occurring in massive form

Word History

Etymology

German wittichenit, from Wittichen, Baden, Germany, its locality + German -it -ite

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