# wurtzite

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.

## Etymology
From Wurtz + -ite, for Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, French chemist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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