vasilite

English

Etymology

Named after Bulgarian docent of mineralogy at the Higher Institute of Mining and Geology, Sofia, Dr. Vasil Atanasov (1933–2015), +‎ -ite.

Noun

vasilite

1. (mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral steel gray mineral containing copper, palladium, sulfur, and tellurium.

References

• Atanas V. Atanasov (1990), "Vasilite, A New Mineral Species from Novoseltsi, Bulgaria", Canadian Mineralogist, vol. 28, at 687-89.

• John L. Jambor & David A Vanko (1991), "New Mineral Names", American Mineralogist, vol. 76, 1434-1440, at 1435.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• evilista, ilvaites, vitalise