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From McAlpine + -ite, named after a mine in Tuolumne County, California.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
mcalpineite
Today it means: An isometric mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tellurium. Full definition →
Today it means: An isometric mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tellurium. Full definition →
From McAlpine + -ite, named after a mine in Tuolumne County, California.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.