gerhardtite

English

Etymology

From Gerhardt +‎ -ite, after Charles Frédéric Gerhardt (1816-1856), a chemist who first prepared the artificial compound.

Noun

gerhardtite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Gerhardtite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.