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tennantite

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[ten-uhn-tahyt] / ˈtɛn ənˌtaɪt /

noun

  1. a mineral, copper arsenic sulfide, approximately Cu 3 AsS 3 : a copper ore and an end member of a series of solid solutions into which antimony enters to form tetrahedrite.

Etymology

Origin of tennantite

1830–40; after S. Tennant; see -ite 1

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