drysdallite

English

Etymology

Named after director of the Geological Survey of Zambia Alan Roy Drysdall +‎ -ite.

Noun

drysdallite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A rare, opaque molybdenum selenium sulfide mineral.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Drysdallite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “drysdallite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.