"tennantite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tennantites [plural]
Etymology: Originally named "gray sulphuret of copper in dodecahedral crystals" in 1817 by mineralogist James Sowerby. Renamed in 1819 by William Phillips in honour of Smithson Tennant (1761-1815), an English chemist who discovered the elements iridium and osmium. Tennant + -ite Etymology templates: {{affix|en|-ite}} -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} tennantite (plural tennantites)
  1. (mineralogy) A sulfide mineral of iron, copper and arsenic that is an ore of copper Wikipedia link: tennantite Categories (topical): Minerals Translations (mineral): tennantiitti (Finnish)

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