tyrrellite

English

Etymology

Named after Canadian geologist Joseph Burr Tyrrell (1858–1957), +‎ -ite.

Noun

tyrrellite

1. (mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral bronze mineral containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and selenium.

Further reading

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