† towaniten.
/ˈtaʊənʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
An obsolete synonym for chalcopyrite n.
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pyrites1567
yellow ore1630
podar1778
magnetic pyrites1809
bornite1811
towanite1852
peacock copper1858
peacock ore1858
homichlin1859
horseflesh ore1868
talnakhite1969
1852 H. J. Brooke & W. H. Miller Phillips's Elem. Introd. Mineral. (new ed.) 182 Bornite..occurs in beds and veins in the older rocks with towanite [etc.].
1878 H. P. Gurney Crystallogr. 79 Towanite or Copper Pyrites is a double sulphide of copper and iron.
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