berzelianite Min.
(bəˈziːlɪənaɪt)
[f. name of Berzelius, the celebrated chemist and mineralogist.]
A native selenide of copper, silver-white with metallic lustre. With same etymology: berzeliite (bəˈziːlɪaɪt), an anhydrous arsenate of lime and magnesia, called also magnesian pharmacolite, and Kühnite. ˈberzeline, an obsolete name of Berzelianite; also a white variety of Haüynite. ˈberzelite, a native di-chloride of lead, called by Dana mendipite.