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- noun mineralogy An
opaque metallic grey mineral containingbismuth andpalladium .
Etymologies
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Frood mine, Canada, + -ite.
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hernesheir commented on the word froodite
Some names beg one to find out how they came to be. No exotic story behind this funny sounding name. It was first described from specimens found at the Frood Mine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
June 11, 2010