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sperrylite

[ sper-uh-lahyt ]

noun

  1. a mineral, platinum arsenide, PtAs 2 , occurring in minute tin-white crystals, usually cubes: a minor ore of platinum.

sperrylite

/ ˈspɛrɪˌlaɪt /

noun

  1. a white metallic mineral consisting of platinum arsenide in cubic crystalline form. Formula: PtAs 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sperrylite1

1905–10; named after F. L. Sperry, 19th-century Canadian chemist, who found it; -lite
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sperrylite1

C19: named after F. L. Sperry, Canadian chemist

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