gallite

English

Etymology

For its composition, an ore of (GALL)ium, + -ite.

Noun

gallite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral gray mineral containing copper, gallium, and sulfur.

Further reading

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

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