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Altai Mountains, where it was discovered + -ite.
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altaite
Today it means: Lead telluride, an isometric yellowish-white mineral of the galena group. Full definition →
Today it means: Lead telluride, an isometric yellowish-white mineral of the galena group. Full definition →
Altai Mountains, where it was discovered + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.