English Explanatory Dictionary

alloclasite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A brittle monoclinic sulfosalt mineral of the arsenopyrite group.

Word forms

alloclasite

Etymology

allo- (“different”) + Ancient Greek κλάω (kláō, “break”) + -ite, due to its cleavage pattern distinct from that of marcasite.

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