cooperite

[ koo-puh-rahyt ]

/ ˈku pəˌraɪt /

noun

a mineral, sulfide and arsenide of platinum, occurring in igneous rocks in the form of steel-gray crystals.

Nearby words

cooperative party, cooperative society, cooperative store, cooperativity, coopered joint, cooperite, cooperstown, coopery, coopt, coopworth, coordinal

Origin of cooperite

after R. A. Cooper, who described it in 1920; see -ite¹

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