"tetrahedrite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tetrahedrites [plural]
Etymology: Named for its tetrahedral crystals in 1845. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tetrahedrite (countable and uncountable, plural tetrahedrites)
  1. (mineralogy) A complex ore of copper, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, zinc, silver and antimony. Wikipedia link: tetrahedrite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Translations (mineral): тетраедрит (tetraedrit) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 黝銅礦 /黝铜矿 (yǒutóngkuàng) (Chinese Mandarin), tetraedriitti (Finnish)

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