pilsenite
/ˈpɪlsɪnʌɪt/Mineralogy
noun
A silvery to steel-grey mineral that is an alloy of bismuth and tellurium, Bi4Te3, occurring as foliated masses and belonging to the trigonal crystal system.
- Originally identified with wehrlite, but later regarded as one component (along with hessite) of the mixture that wehrlite was found to be..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Dana (1813–1895), geologist, zoologist, and teacher. From German Pilsenit from the name of Deutsch-Pilsen, former name of Nagybörzsöny, Hungary, where the mineral was first found + -it.
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