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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mineral found originally in the Altai mountains, and now also in California, Colorado, and Chili; a telluride of lead.
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- noun mineralogy
Lead telluride , anisometric yellowish-whitemineral of thegalena group.
Etymologies
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Altai Mountains, where it was discovered + -ite.
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