skutterudite

See also: Skutterudite

English

Etymology

From Norwegian Skutterud +‎ -ite, after the old spelling of the town of Skotterud in Norway.

Noun

skutterudite (countable and uncountable, plural skutterudites)

  1. (mineralogy) Any of a class of mixed cobalt and nickel arsenide and sulfide minerals.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Skutterudite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “skutterudite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.
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