gersdorffite

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noun

An isometric nickel arsenic sulfide mineral.

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Meanings

noungersdorffite (usually uncountable, plural gersdorffites)

plural gersdorffites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryAn isometric nickel arsenic sulfide mineral.

Origin

From German Gersdorff + -ite, after Johann von Gersdorff (1781–1849), owner of the nickel mine at Schladming, Austria (the type locality).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gersdorffite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gersdorffite.

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