heteromorphite

noun

het·​er·​o·​mor·​phite

-ˌfīt

plural -s

: a mineral Pb₇Sb₈S₁₉ consisting of a lead antimony sulfide related closely to fülöppite, plagionite, and semseyite

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary heter- + morph- + -ite

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