polydymite
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English
Noun
polydymite (usually uncountable, plural polydymites)
- (mineralogy) An isometric supergene sulfide mineral, dark violet gray to copper-red, associated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Polydymite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “polydymite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.