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bournonite

[ bawr-nuh-nahyt, bohr-, boor- ]

noun

, Mineralogy.
  1. a sulfide of lead, antimony, and copper, PbCuSbS 3 , occurring in gray to black crystals or granular masses.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bournonite1

1795–1805; named after Count J. L. de Bournon (died 1825), French mineralogist; -ite 1

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