different between polydymite vs linnaeite

polydymite

English

Noun

polydymite (usually uncountable, plural polydymites)

  1. (mineralogy) An isometric supergene sulfide mineral, dark violet gray to copper-red, associated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Polydymite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “polydymite”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

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linnaeite

English

Etymology

Named in honour of Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) +? -ite.

Noun

linnaeite (countable and uncountable, plural linnaeites)

  1. (mineralogy) A cobalt sulfide mineral that forms a series with polydymite.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Linnaeite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “linnaeite”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

linnaeite From the web:

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