berzelianite

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What does berzelianite mean?

An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing copper and selenium.

Where does berzelianite come from?

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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