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chalcothallite

chalcothallite noun: a tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing antimony, copper, iron, sulfur, and thallium.

Noun

chalcothallite

  1. A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing antimony, copper, iron, sulfur, and thallium.

Origin of chalcothallite

For its composition, Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós, “copper”) and (THALL)ium + -ite.

Questions about chalcothallite

What does chalcothallite mean?
Chalcothallite means a tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing antimony, copper, iron, sulfur, and thallium.
What part of speech is chalcothallite?
Chalcothallite is a noun.

Words near chalcothallite in the dictionary

  1. chalcopyritized
  2. chalcopyrrhotite
  3. chalcosiderite
  4. chalcosis
  5. chalcostibite
  6. chalcothallite
  7. Chalda-
  8. Chaldaea
  9. Chaldaean
  10. Chaldaeanism
  11. Chaldaeanisms

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