criddleite

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noun

A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing antimony, gold, silver, sulfur, and thallium.

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Meanings

nouncriddleite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing antimony, gold, silver, sulfur, and thallium.

Origin

Criddle + -ite, after English mineralogist Alan J. Criddle (1944-2002).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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