tetrahedrite

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noun

A complex ore of copper, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, zinc, silver and antimony.

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Meanings

nountetrahedrite (countable and uncountable, plural tetrahedrites)

plural tetrahedrites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA complex ore of copper, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, zinc, silver and antimony.

Origin

Named for its tetrahedral crystals in 1845.

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Translations

Bulgarian тетраедрит
  • тетраедрит (tetraedrit)mineral
Chinese Mandarin 黝銅礦 /黝铜矿
  • 黝銅礦 /黝铜矿 (yǒutóngkuàng)mineral
Finnish tetraedriitti
  • tetraedriittimineral
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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