sperrylite

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A white crystalline platinum mineral, essentially PtAs₂.

[After Francis Louis Sperry (died 1906), Canadian chemist.]

sperrylite [ˈspɛrɪˌlaɪt]

(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a white metallic mineral consisting of platinum arsenide in cubic crystalline form. Formula: PtAs₂

[named after F. L. Sperry, Canadian chemist]

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