wurtziten.
/ˈwʊətsʌɪt//ˈwəːtsʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
‘Zinc sulphide, crystallizing in the hexagonal system’ (Chester).
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1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 60 Wurtzite and sphalerite are the same compound under distinct crystalline forms.
1897 L. Fletcher Introd. Study Mineral. 81 Wurtzite is interesting as crystallising in the Rhombohedral system.
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