altaite

English

Etymology

Altai Mountains, where it was discovered +‎ -ite.

Noun

altaite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) Lead telluride, an isometric yellowish-white mineral of the galena group.

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Further reading

  • “Altaite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • altaite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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