krennerite

English

Etymology

Krenner + -ite, after mineralogist Joseph Krenner who discovered it.

Noun

krennerite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal creamy white mineral containing gold and tellurium.

Hypernyms

  • gold telluride
  • AuTe2

Coordinate terms

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Krennerite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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