A nickel-platinum sulfide mineral, (Pt,Pd,Ni)S, found in igneous rocks and ore deposits.
Named after bragg (likely referring to a scientist or mineralogist, possibly W. H. Bragg, the famous crystallographer), with the mineral suffix '-ite,' which is standard for naming minerals. Mineral names ending in '-ite' became conventional in the 19th century, allowing scientists to create systematic nomenclature for newly discovered mineral species.
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