English edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

gerhardtite

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

References edit

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