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westerveldite Min.|ˈwɛstəvɛldaɪt|
[f. the name of Jan Westerveld (1905–62), Dutch geologist + -ite1.]
An orthorhombic arsenide of iron or iron and nickel (see quot. 1972).
1972I. S. Oen et al. in Amer. Mineralogist LVII. 354 A Co-bearing nickel-rich iron monoarsenide corresponding in composition and structure to a Ni-rich member of the orthorhombic FeAs-(Fe,Ni)As solid solution series of synthetic alloys occurs in chromite-niccolite ores from La Gallega, Spain. The name westerveldite is proposed for minerals in this solid solution series. 1977Neues Jahrb. f. Mineral. Abhandlungen CXXX. 209 Recently westerveldite with the ideal composition FeAs was found at four localities within the Ilímaussaq alkaline intrusion in South Greenland. |