alloclasite

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noun

A brittle monoclinic sulfosalt mineral of the arsenopyrite group.

OriginAncient Greek κλάω →
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Meanings

nounalloclasite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA brittle monoclinic sulfosalt mineral of the arsenopyrite group.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκλάω“break”
  2. Englishalloclasite

allo- (“different”) + Ancient Greek κλάω (kláō, “break”) + -ite, due to its cleavage pattern distinct from that of marcasite.

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Chicago

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