Etymology

dervillite

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Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic brownish black mineral containing arsenic, silver, and sulfur. Full definition →

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The story

Named after French professor at University of Strasbourg Dr. Henri Derville + -ite.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.