breithauptite

Noun

(plural breithauptites)

(mineralogy) A nickel antimonide mineral with the chemical formula NiSb, having a metallic opaque copper-red appearance.

Origin

Johann Friedrich August Breithaupt (1791-1873), German mineralogist, +‎ -ite.

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