laurite

See also: Laurite

English

Etymology

After Laura R. Joy, wife of American chemist C. A. Joy. Named in 1866.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɔɹ.aɪt/

Noun

laurite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon, with the chemical formula RuS2.

Further reading

  • “Laurite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • laurite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
  1. ↑ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

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