gersdorffite Min.
(ˈgɜːzdɔːfaɪt)
[Named by Löwe in 1842 after Von Gersdorf, the proprietor of the mine where it was first found.]
A sulpharsenide of nickel.
| 1849 J. Nicol. Min. 459 Gersdorffite is used as an ore of nickel. 1892 Dana's Min. 90 With normal gersdorffite are classed a number of minerals. |