altaite

English

Etymology

Altai Mountains, where it was discovered +‎ -ite.

Noun

altaite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) Lead telluride, an isometric yellowish-white mineral of the galena group.

Translations

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Altaite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “altaite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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