† tombazite Min. Obs.
(ˈtɒmbəzaɪt)
[Named in Ger. tombazit by Breithaupt 1838, in allusion to its tombac colour.]
An obsolete synonym of gersdorffite, a sulph-arsenide of nickel.
| 1850 Ansted Elem. Geol., Min., etc. §468 Nickel green, Tombazite, Arsenate of nickel, with 36 per cent. of the oxide. |