Tetrahedrite
[te-truh-hee-drahyt] /ˌtɛ trəˈhi draɪt/
noun
1.
a steel-gray or blackish mineral with a brilliant metallic luster, essentially copper and antimony sulfide, (Cu, Fe, Zn, Ag,) 12 Sb 4 S 13 , an end member of a series of solid solutions into which arsenic enters to form tennantite: mined as an ore of copper and silver.
tetrahedrite
/ˌtɛtrəˈhiːdraɪt/
noun
1.
a grey metallic mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper, iron, and antimony, often in the form of tetrahedral crystals: it is a source of copper. Formula: (Cu,Fe)12Sb4S13
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