sperrylite

(speri līt′)

noun

a rare, silvery-white, granular or crystalline mineral, PtAs, that is an ore of platinum; platinum arsenide

Origin: after its Cdn discoverer, F. L. Sperry + -lite

See sperrylite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A white crystalline platinum mineral, essentially PtAs2.

Origin:

Origin: After Francis Louis Sperry (died 1906), Canadian chemist

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