gallite

English

Etymology

For its composition, an ore of (GALL)ium, + -ite.

Noun

gallite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral gray mineral containing copper, gallium, and sulfur.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Gallite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • gallite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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