sperrylite

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English

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Etymology

Named after American chemist Francis Louis Sperry (1861–1906), +‎ -lite.

Noun

sperrylite (countable and uncountable, plural sperrylites)

  1. (mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal tin white mineral containing arsenic and platinum.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sperrylite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • sperrylite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.