klockmannite

noun

klock·​mann·​ite

ˈkläkməˌnīt

plural -s

: a mineral CuSe consisting of a selenide of copper found in tarnished blue-black granular aggregates

Word History

Etymology

German klockmannit, from Friedrich Klockmann †1937 German mineralogist + German -it -ite

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