colusite
Meanings
noun
- An isometric-hextetrahedral bronze mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, germanium, sulfur, tin, and vanadium.
Word forms
Etymology
From Colusa + -ite, named for the Colusa claim, specifically the Leonard Mine area, near Butte, Montana, United States, by Reno H. Sales, chief geologist for Anaconda Copper Mining Company.
Derived words
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