colusite

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noun

An isometric-hextetrahedral bronze mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, germanium, sulfur, tin, and vanadium.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryAn isometric-hextetrahedral bronze mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, germanium, sulfur, tin, and vanadium.

Origin

From Colusa + -ite, named for the Colusa claim, specifically the Leonard Mine area, near Butte, Montana, United States, by Reno H. Sales, chief geologist for Anaconda Copper Mining Company.

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colusite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colusite

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“colusite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colusite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colusite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colusite.

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