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 containing copper, selenium, silver, and thallium.

Etymologies

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Examples

  • It forms a small number of rare minerals, including crookesite and lorandite.

    Thallium 2008

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