Definitions

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  • noun mineralogy A complex sulfide mineral with certain proportions of a metal, a semi-metal, and sulfur (or, rarely, selenium).

Etymologies

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sulfo- +‎ salt

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Examples

  • A small miniature of deep red cubes of galkhaite (one of the very few thallium-containing minerals and a very complex sulfosalt) on matrix from the famous Getchell Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada ..

    Thallium 2008

  • Drilling in 2010 has confirmed the presence and continuity of high grade sulfide, sulfosalt and native silver zones of variable thickness, below and southwest of the historical workings.

    In Play &reg - Yahoo! Finance - The basics of investing. 2010

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