cooperite

noun

coop·​er·​ite

ˈküpəˌrīt

plural -s

: a steel-gray mineral PtS of metallic luster consisting of a sulfide of platinum belonging to the tetragonal system and occurring usually in irregular grains

Word History

Etymology

R. A. Cooper, flourished about 1920, who first described it + English -ite

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