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单词 coloradoite
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coloradoiten.

Brit. /ˌkɒləˈrɑːdəʊʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌkɑləˈrɑdoʊˌaɪt/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Colorado , -ite suffix1.
Etymology: < the name of Colorado (see Colorado n.2) + -ite suffix1.Named by F. A. Genth (compare quots. 1877 and 1878).
Mineralogy.
A rare mineral consisting of mercury telluride, having a greyish-black colour and metallic lustre and typically occurring as granular masses in association with metallic gold or silver.Chemical formula: HgTe. Crystal system: cubic.
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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > other miscellaneous minerals > [noun] > containing tellurium or olivine
olivine1794
tellurium1804
altaite1849
melonite1867
coloradoite1877
1877 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1876–7 16 288 Dr. Genth has named the new species Coloradoite.
1878 F. A. Genth in Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1877–8 17 115 I have mentioned the occurrence of telluride of mercury, which I have called ‘coloradoite’ already at the meeting of the American Philosophical Society of October 20th, 1876.
1913 W. Lindgren Mineral Deposits xxii. 457 The most noteworthy occurrence is that of coloradoite in the gold telluride veins of western Australia.
1957 Chem. Abstr. 51 13657 Coloradoite was found with Au, tellurobismuthite, galena, chalcopyrite, pyrite, and rare tetrahedrite.
1999 I. Kostov & R. I. Kostov Crystal Habits Minerals vi. 119 For coloradoite, natural crystals are unknown.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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