niccolite

[ nik-uh-lahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.

1. nickeline.

niccolite

/ ˈnɪkəˌlaɪt /

noun

1. a copper-coloured mineral consisting of nickel arsenide in hexagonal crystalline form, occurring associated with copper and silver ores: a source of nickel. Formula: NiAs Also callednickeline

Word History and Origins

Origin of niccolite¹

1865–70; < New Latin niccol ( um ) nickel + -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of niccolite¹

C19: from New Latin niccolum nickel + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Copp′er-nick′el, arsenical nickel, niccolite; Copp′er-nose, a red nose caused by intemperance; Copp′erplate, a plate of polished copper on which something has been engraved: an impression taken from the plate; Copp′er-pyrī′tes, a double sulphide of copper and iron of yellow hue; Copp′er-smith, a smith who works in copper; Copp′er-work, a place where copper is wrought or manufactured; Copp′erworm, the ship-worm.—Hot coppers, parched tongue and throat after a bout of drinking.

From Project Gutenberg

It occurs combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance.

From Project Gutenberg