polarite
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See also: polarité
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The Polar Ural Mountains in Russia, where it is found, and -ite.
Noun
[edit]polarite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) An opaque, yellow-white mineral with a metallic lustre, having the chemical formula (Pd,(Bi,Pb)).
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Polarite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “polarite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.