gersdorffite

See also: Gersdorffite

English

Etymology

Gersdorff +‎ -ite, after Johann von Gersdorff (1781–1849), owner of the nickel mine at Schladming, Austria (the type locality).

Noun

gersdorffite (usually uncountable, plural gersdorffites)

1. (mineralogy) An isometric nickel arsenic sulfide mineral.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Gersdorffite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “gersdorffite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.