wurtzite.
A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.
Meaning & usage
A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.
Where this word comes from
From Wurtz + -ite, for Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, French chemist.
Of or pertaining to wurtzite crystal structure, a hexagonal crystal system named after the mineral wurtzite.
A new family of semiconductors has been synthesized for the first time in the form of wurtzite phase nanocrystals of Cu2ZnAS4−x and CuZn2AS4.
Where this word comes from
From Wurtz + -ite, for Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, French chemist.
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