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tetradymite
[ te-trad-uh-mahyt ]
/ tɛˈtræd əˌmaɪt /
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noun
a mineral, bismuth telluride and sulfide, Bi2Te2S, occurring in soft-gray to black foliated masses.
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How to use tetradymite in a sentence
It is also found in some comparatively rare minerals, such as tetradymite, combined with tellurium, and associated with gold.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe tritelluride constitutes the mineral tetradymite, Bi2Te3.
British Dictionary definitions for tetradymite
tetradymite
/ (tɛˈtrædɪˌmaɪt) /
noun
a grey metallic mineral consisting of a telluride and sulphide of bismuth. Formula: Bi 2 Te 2 S
Word Origin for tetradymite
C19: from Late Greek tetradumos fourfold, from Greek tetra- + didumos double
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