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Named after German mineralogist Wolfgang Xavier Franz Ritter von Kobell (1803–1882), + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A grey, fibrous, metallic mineral, a sulfide of antimony, bismuth, and lead. Full definition →
Named after German mineralogist Wolfgang Xavier Franz Ritter von Kobell (1803–1882), + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.