geffroyite

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noun

An isometric-hexoctahedral bronze brown mineral containing copper, iron, selenium, silver, and sulfur.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryAn isometric-hexoctahedral bronze brown mineral containing copper, iron, selenium, silver, and sulfur.

Origin

Geffroyite was named in honor of Jaques Geffroy, a metallurgist for the French Atomic Energy Commission. geffroy + -ite

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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