SULFOSALT

Meaning of SULFOSALT in English

ˈsəlfəˌsȯlt noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sulf- + salt

: a compound (as tetrahedrite) that is either a salt of an inorganic thio acid or a double or multiple sulfide

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SULFOSALT — also spelled sulphosalt any of an extensive group of minerals, mostly rare species, marked by some of the most complicated …
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SULFIDE — I. noun or sul·phide ˈsəlˌfīd, -lfə̇d ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sulf- + -ide; probably originally formed as …
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TETRAHEDRITE — common sulfosalt mineral, an antimony sulfide of copper, iron, zinc, and silver [(Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)12Sb4S13], that is an important ore of copper …
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STEPHANITE — a sulfosalt mineral, silver antimony sulfide (Ag5SbS4), that occurs as black, lustrous, orthorhombic crystals, fine particles, or masses in small …
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PYRARGYRITE — a sulfosalt mineral, a silver antimony sulfide (Ag3SbS3), that is an important source of silver, sometimes called ruby silver because …
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PROUSTITE — a sulfosalt mineral, silver arsenic sulfide (Ag3AsS3), that is an important source of silver. Sometimes called ruby silver because of …
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POLYBASITE — heavy, black sulfosalt mineral, a sulfide of the elements silver, copper, and antimony (16Sb2S11), that occurs as monoclinic crystals and …
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ENARGITE — sulfosalt mineral, copper arsenic sulfide (Cu3AsS4), that is occasionally an important ore of copper. It occurs as heavy, metallic-gray crystals …
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BOURNONITE — sulfosalt mineral, a lead, copper, and antimony sulfide (PbCuSbS3), that occurs as heavy, dark crystal aggregates and masses with a …
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ARGYRODITE — heavy, dark sulfosalt mineral, a silver and germanium sulfide (Ag8GeS6), in which the element germanium was discovered (1886). It is …
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JENTSCHITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: TlPbAs2SbS6 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 875.57 gm) Thallium 23.34 % Tl Antimony 13.91 % Sb Arsenic …
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