breithauptite
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Johann Friedrich August Breithaupt (1791-1873), German mineralogist, + -ite.
Noun
[edit]breithauptite (plural breithauptites)
- (mineralogy) A nickel antimonide mineral with the chemical formula NiSb, having a metallic opaque copper-red appearance.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Breithauptite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “breithauptite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.