Braggite

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tetragonal-dipyramidal steel gray mineral containing nickel, palladium, platinum, and sulfur.

Etymology

From Bragg + -ite, named after Sir William Henry Bragg and Professor William Lawrence Bragg, pioneers in the X-ray investigations of crystals.

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