vysotskite

English

Etymology

After N. K. Vysotskii, Soviet geologist, + -ite

Noun

vysotskite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal silver gray mineral containing nickel, palladium, and sulfur.

References

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

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