"melonite" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Melones + -ite, after the Melones and Stanislaus mine in Calaveras County, California. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Melones|ite}} Melones + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} melonite (uncountable)
  1. (mineralogy) A nickel telluride mineral. Wikipedia link: melonite Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals

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