tétraédrite

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

tétraédrite

Etymology

see tetrahedron and -ite, in reference to the shape of its crystals; term coined by Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger.

Definition

1. Mineral species composed of natural copper antimony sulfide, mined as a copper ore. minéralogie

Synonyms

aftoniteaphothoniteclinohédritecuivre grisfahlitefalkenhaynitefielditenépaulitepanabasestudéritestylotypite

Plural

tétraédrites

See also

tétraèdre (cn.)