coloradoite

[ kol-uh-rad-oh-ahyt, -rah-doh- ]

/ ˌkɒl əˈræd oʊˌaɪt, -ˈrɑ doʊ- /

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noun

a mineral, mercury telluride, HgTe, occurring in the form of grayish-black masses.

Nearby words

colorado ruby, colorado springs, colorado tick fever, colorado tick fever virus, colorado topaz, coloradoite, colorant, coloration, coloratura, colorbearer, colorblind

Origin of coloradoite

1875–80; named after Colorado; see -ite¹

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Coloradoite is a telluride of mercury, also a new mineral and quite rare.
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