crookesite

[kroo k-sahyt]

noun

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

Origin of crookesite

1865–70; after Sir W. Crookes; see -ite¹

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