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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A variety of tetrahedrite containing several per cent. of silver: named from Freiberg in Saxony.

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  • noun mineralogy A complex cubic sulfosalt mineral of silver, copper, iron, antimony, and arsenic.

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Freiberg, Saxony, where it was found in silver mines, +‎ -ite.

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