maldoniten.

Brit.

/ˈmɔːldənʌɪt/,

/ˈmɒldənʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmɔldəˌnaɪt/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Maldon , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of Maldon, Victoria, Australia, where the alloy was discovered + -ite suffix¹.

Mineralogy.

A native alloy of gold and bismuth, Au₂Bi, crystallizing in the cubic system and usually occurring as silvery-white granular masses.

ΚΠ

1869 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 25 335 Maldonite, Bismuthic Gold.

1869 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 25 335 It is proposed to name this alloy ‘Maldonite’ after the locality of its occurrence.

1923 H. H. Read Rutley's Elem. Mineral. (ed. 21) ii. 372 The chief of the tellurides are—Petzite..; sylvanite..and maldonite, Au₂Bi.

1944 C. Palache et al. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 7) I. 95 Maldonite..Bismuthic gold.

1991 European Jrnl. Mineral. 3 455/2 Maldonite was observed as droplets in massive safflorite.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maldonite
释义	maldoniten. Brit. /ˈmɔːldənʌɪt/, /ˈmɒldənʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈmɔldəˌnaɪt/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Maldon , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Maldon, Victoria, Australia, where the alloy was discovered + -ite suffix¹. Mineralogy. A native alloy of gold and bismuth, Au₂Bi, crystallizing in the cubic system and usually occurring as silvery-white granular masses. ΚΠ 1869 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 25 335 Maldonite, Bismuthic Gold. 1869 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 25 335 It is proposed to name this alloy ‘Maldonite’ after the locality of its occurrence. 1923 H. H. Read Rutley's Elem. Mineral. (ed. 21) ii. 372 The chief of the tellurides are—Petzite..; sylvanite..and maldonite, Au₂Bi. 1944 C. Palache et al. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 7) I. 95 Maldonite..Bismuthic gold. 1991 European Jrnl. Mineral. 3 455/2 Maldonite was observed as droplets in massive safflorite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1869
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