braggite

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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braggite

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

References

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Braggite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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