tennantite

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noun

A sulfide mineral of iron, copper and arsenic that is an ore of copper

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Meanings

nountennantite (plural tennantites)

plural tennantites

  1. chemistryA sulfide mineral of iron, copper and arsenic that is an ore of copper

Origin

Originally named "gray sulphuret of copper in dodecahedral crystals" in 1817 by mineralogist James Sowerby. Renamed in 1819 by William Phillips in honour of Smithson Tennant (1761-1815), an English chemist who discovered the elements iridium and osmium. Tennant + -ite

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Translations

Finnish tennantiitti
  • tennantiittimineral
Cite this entry
APA

tennantite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tennantite

MLA

“tennantite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tennantite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tennantite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tennantite.

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