willyamiten.

Brit.

/ˌwɪlɪˈɑːmʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˌwɪliˈɑˌmaɪt/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Willyama , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < Willyama, the name of the Broken Hill township in New South Wales, Australia (see quot. 1894) + -ite suffix¹.

Mineralogy.

A rare mineral consisting of a sulphide of cobalt, antimony, and nickel, typically occurring as white or grey crystals with a metallic lustre.Formula: (Co,Ni)SbS (with more cobalt than nickel). Crystal system: orthorhombic (pseudocubic).

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wolfsbergite1849

willyamite1894

1894 E. F. Pittman in Jrnl. & Proc. Royal Soc. New S. Wales 1893 27 366 I propose to name the mineral Willyamite (pronounced Willy-ah′-mite) after Willyama the official name of the Broken Hill township, and the aboriginal word meaning a hill with a broken contour.

1976 Norsk. Geol. Tidsskr. 56 449 Ullmannite, cobaltian ullmannite and willyamite occur as blebs and laths in galena from Espeland mine, Aust-Agder, Norway.

2007 Rocks & Minerals 82 42/2 Willyamite, costibite and paradocrasite are rare antimony sulfides/antimonides.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	willyamite
释义	willyamiten. Brit. /ˌwɪlɪˈɑːmʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌwɪliˈɑˌmaɪt/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Willyama , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < Willyama, the name of the Broken Hill township in New South Wales, Australia (see quot. 1894) + -ite suffix¹. Mineralogy. A rare mineral consisting of a sulphide of cobalt, antimony, and nickel, typically occurring as white or grey crystals with a metallic lustre.Formula: (Co,Ni)SbS (with more cobalt than nickel). Crystal system: orthorhombic (pseudocubic). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > sulphides and related minerals > [noun] > sulphantimonides wolfsbergite1849 willyamite1894 1894 E. F. Pittman in Jrnl. & Proc. Royal Soc. New S. Wales 1893 27 366 I propose to name the mineral Willyamite (pronounced Willy-ah′-mite) after Willyama the official name of the Broken Hill township, and the aboriginal word meaning a hill with a broken contour. 1976 Norsk. Geol. Tidsskr. 56 449 Ullmannite, cobaltian ullmannite and willyamite occur as blebs and laths in galena from Espeland mine, Aust-Agder, Norway. 2007 Rocks & Minerals 82 42/2 Willyamite, costibite and paradocrasite are rare antimony sulfides/antimonides. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1894
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