skaergaardite

English

Etymology

Named after the Skaergaard intrusion in Greenland, possibly from Danish skærgård (or the older spelling Skærgaard), see “skærgård” in Den Danske Ordbog.

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Noun

skaergaardite

1. (mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing copper, gold, iron, lead, palladium, platinum, tellurium, tin, and zinc.

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Skaergaardite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• skaergaardite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia