braggite

English

Etymology

From Bragg +‎ -ite, named after Sir William Henry Bragg and Professor William Lawrence Bragg, pioneers in the X-ray investigations of crystals.

Noun

braggite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal steel gray mineral containing nickel, palladium, platinum, and sulfur.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Braggite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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