gersdorffite
[ gerz-dawr-fahyt, gers- ]
/ ˈgɛrz dɔrˌfaɪt, ˈgɛrs- /
noun
a mineral, sulfide-arsenide of nickel, NiAsS, occurring in metallic, light-gray cubes.
Origin of gersdorffite
1840–50; < German, after von
Gersdorff, the name of a 19th-century family of mine owners in Austria; see
-ite1
Words nearby gersdorffite
gerontoxon,
gerota's capsule,
gerry,
gerrymander,
gers,
gersdorffite,
gershom,
gershwin,
gershwin, george,
gert,
gertrude