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pirquitasite

pirquitasite noun: a tetragonal-scalenohedral gray mineral containing silver, sulfur, tin, and zinc.

Noun

pirquitasite

  1. A tetragonal-scalenohedral gray mineral containing silver, sulfur, tin, and zinc.

Origin of pirquitasite

Pirquitas (a mine in South America) + -ite.

Questions about pirquitasite

What does pirquitasite mean?
Pirquitasite means a tetragonal-scalenohedral gray mineral containing silver, sulfur, tin, and zinc.
What part of speech is pirquitasite?
Pirquitasite is a noun.

Words near pirquitasite in the dictionary

  1. pirozhok
  2. Pirozzi
  3. Pirozzis
  4. pirprofen
  5. pirquinozol
  6. pirquitasite
  7. Pirrello
  8. Pirrellos
  9. pirrie
  10. pirries
  11. Pirron Yallock

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