Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rare metallic mineral consisting of the selenids of copper, thallium, and silver.
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- noun mineralogy A tetragonal-disphenoidal
mineral containingcopper ,selenium ,silver , andthallium .
Etymologies
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It forms a small number of rare minerals, including crookesite and lorandite.
Thallium 2008
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