Etymology

roaldite

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Today it means: An isometric-hextetrahedral tin white mineral containing iron, nickel, and nitrogen. Full definition →

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The story

From Norwegian Roald + -ite, after Roald Norbach Nielsen.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.