vrbaite

noun

vrba·​ite

ˈvərbəˌīt

plural -s

: a mineral TlAs₂SbS₅ consisting of a sulfide of thallium, arsenic, and antimony and occurring in small gray-black to dark-red orthorhombic crystals

Word History

Etymology

German vrbait, from Karel Vrba †1922 Bohemian mineralogist + German -it -ite

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