Etymology

gerhardtite

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Today it means: An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. Full definition →

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The story

From Gerhardt + -ite, after Charles Frédéric Gerhardt (1816-1856), a chemist who first prepared the artificial compound.

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