kermesite

[ kur-mee-zahyt, -muh-sahyt, kur-mes-ahyt ]

noun
  1. a mineral, antimony oxysulfide, Sb2S2O, occurring usually in tufts of red capillary crystals.

Origin of kermesite

1
First recorded in 1835–45; kermes + -ite1

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