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crookesite

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[krook-sahyt] / ˈkrʊk saɪt /

noun

  1. a rare mineral, selenide of copper, thallium, and silver, (Cu, Tl, Ag) 2 Se, occurring in steel-gray, compact masses.

Etymology

Origin of crookesite

1865–70; after Sir W. Crookes; see -ite 1

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