niggliite

English

Etymology

From Niggli +‎ -ite, after Paul Niggli.

Noun

niggliite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal silver white mineral containing platinum and tin.

References

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