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smaltite

[ smawl-tahyt ]

noun

  1. a mineral, originally thought to have been a diarsenide of cobalt, CoAs 2 , but which is actually a skutterudite rich in cobalt.


smaltite

/ ˈsmɔːltaɪt /

noun

  1. a silver-white to greyish mineral consisting chiefly of cobalt arsenide with nickel in cubic crystalline form. It occurs in veins associated with silver, nickel, and copper minerals, and is an important ore of cobalt and nickel. Formula: (Co,Ni)As 3-x
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of smaltite1

First recorded in 1865–70; smalt + -ite 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of smaltite1

C19: from smalt + -ite 1
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Example Sentences

Cobaltite, smaltite and other sulphides and sulpharsenides of the pyrites group of minerals crystallize in these forms.

Its chief ores are smaltite and cobaltite, which are arsenides of cobalt, with more or less iron, nickel, and copper.

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