linnaeite

English

Etymology

Named in honour of Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) +‎ -ite.

Noun

linnaeite (countable and uncountable, plural linnaeites)

  1. (mineralogy) A cobalt sulfide mineral that forms a series with polydymite.

Further reading

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