kostovite

See also: Kostovite

English

Etymology

From Kostov +‎ -ite, after Ivan Kostov (Иван Костов) (1913-2004), Professor of Mineralogy, Sofia University, Bulgaria.

Noun

kostovite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal gray white mineral containing copper, gold, and tellurium.

References

• G. Terziev (1966), “Kostovite, A Gold-Copper Telluride from Bulgaria”, The American Mineralogist, vol. 51, Jan-Feb. 1966, 29-36.
• “kostovite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Kostovite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.