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From Melones + -ite, after the Melones and Stanislaus mine in Calaveras County, California.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
melonite
Today it means: A nickel telluride mineral. Full definition →
Today it means: A nickel telluride mineral. Full definition →
From Melones + -ite, after the Melones and Stanislaus mine in Calaveras County, California.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.