tiemannite

English

Tiemannite

Etymology

From Tiemann +‎ -ite, after Johann Carl Wilhelm Tiemann (1848–1899).

Noun

tiemannite (countable and uncountable, plural tiemannites)

1. (mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral grayish white mineral containing mercury and selenium; mercury selenide, chemical formula HgSe.

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Tiemannite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.