matildite

noun

ma·​til·​dite

-ˌdīt

plural -s

: a silver bismuth sulfide AgBiS₂ occurring in slender gray crystals (specific gravity 6.9)

Word History

Etymology

Italian matildite, from Matilda, mine near Morococha, Peru + Italian -ite

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