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gersdorffite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gers-dorf-fite
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An isometric nickel arsenic sulfide mineral.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

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Usage

Inflected Forms

gersdorffites (plural)

Questions

What does gersdorffite mean?
An isometric nickel arsenic sulfide mineral.
Where does gersdorffite come from?
From Gersdorff + -ite, after Johann von Gersdorff (1781–1849), owner of the nickel mine at Schladming, Austria (the type locality).

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