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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A native sulphid of arsenic and lead occurring in orthorhombic crystals of a gray color and brilliant metallic luster: from the dolomite of the Binnenthal, or valley of Binn, canton of Valais, Switzerland.
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- noun mineralogy A
grey monoclinic sulfosalt mineral with chemical formula Pb14(As,Sb)6S23.
Etymologies
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Dr H Jordan (1808-1887), its discoverer, and -ite.
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