kongsbergite

See also: Kongsbergite

English

Etymology

From Kongsberg (“Norway”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

kongsbergite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of silver containing about 5% mercury

Further reading

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