delafossite

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noun

A mixed oxide mineral of copper and iron.

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Meanings

noundelafossite (countable and uncountable, plural delafossites)

plural delafossites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA mixed oxide mineral of copper and iron.

Origin

From French Delafosse + -ite, after French mineralogist Gabriel Delafosse.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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