bournonite
[ bawr-nuh-nahyt, bohr-, boor- ]
/ ˈbɔr nəˌnaɪt, ˈboʊr-, ˈbʊər- /
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noun Mineralogy.
a sulfide of lead, antimony, and copper, PbCuSbS3, occurring in gray to black crystals or granular masses.
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Also called cogwheel ore.
Origin of bournonite
1795–1805; named after Count J. L. de Bournon (died 1825), French mineralogist; see -ite1
Words nearby bournonite
bourn, Bourne, Bournemouth, Bourneville-Pringle disease, Bourneville's disease, bournonite, Bournonville, bourrée, bourse, bourtree, bouse
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