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naumannite
[ naw-muh-nahyt, nou- ]
/ ˈnɔ məˌnaɪt, ˈnaʊ- /
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noun
a mineral, silver-lead selenide, (Ag2Pb)Se, usually occurring in iron-black cubic crystals.
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Origin of naumannite
1840–50; after Karl F. Naumann, (1797–1873), German mineralogist; see -ite1
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