"petzite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: petzites [plural]
Etymology: Petz + -ite, after chemist W. Petz. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Petz|ite}} Petz + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} petzite (countable and uncountable, plural petzites)
  1. (mineralogy) A soft, steel-gray isometric telluride mineral generally deposited by hydrothermal activity and usually associated with rare tellurium and gold minerals. Wikipedia link: petzite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Gold, Minerals, Silver, Tellurium

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