A cubic arsenide of nickel, NiAs₂–₃, usually containing some cobalt and iron and occurring as white or grey crystals (formerly regarded as identical with chloanthite).
Origin
Late 19th century.
Definition of nickel-skutterudite in US English:
nickel-skutterudite
noun
Mineralogy
A cubic arsenide of nickel, NiAs₂–₃, usually containing some cobalt and iron and occurring as white or grey crystals (formerly regarded as identical with chloanthite).