berzelianite

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noun

An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing copper and selenium.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryAn isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing copper and selenium.

Origin

Named in 1850 by James Dwight Dana in honour of Jöns Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848), Swedish chemist and the inventor of chemical symbol notation. Berzelius + an + -ite

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APA

berzelianite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berzelianite

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“berzelianite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berzelianite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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