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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A rare sulphid of tin and silver, containing also a small amount of germanium, found in black octahedrons with brilliant metallic luster at La Paz, Bolivia.

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  • noun mineralogy A rare silver tin sulfide mineral.

Etymologies

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Canfield +‎ -ite, after American mining engineer Frederick Alexander Canfield (1849-1926).

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