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From Bertrand + -ite, named after French mineralogist Émile Bertrand (1844-1909) in 1883.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bertrandite
Today it means: A basic beryllium sorosilicate that is an ore of beryllium. Full definition →
Today it means: A basic beryllium sorosilicate that is an ore of beryllium. Full definition →
From Bertrand + -ite, named after French mineralogist Émile Bertrand (1844-1909) in 1883.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.