annabergite

    [an′ə bʉrg′īt′]

 

noun

the light-green variety of erythrite, (Ni, Co)(AsO)·8HO, in which nickel replaces the cobalt; hydrous cobalt-nickel arsenate

Origin: after Annaberg, town in Germany + -ite

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