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cooperite

Today it means: A grey mineral consisting mostly of platinum sulfide (PtS). Full definition →

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cooperite · noun¹

From Cooper + -ite, after metallurgist Richard A. Cooper.

Cooperite · noun²

From Cooper + -ite, after Neville Cooper, who founded the group in 1969.

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