breithauptite

English

Etymology

Johann Friedrich August Breithaupt (1791-1873), German mineralogist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

breithauptite (plural breithauptites)

1. (mineralogy) A nickel antimonide mineral with the chemical formula NiSb, having a metallic opaque copper-red appearance.

Further reading

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