altaite
English
Etymology
Altai Mountains, where it was discovered + -ite.
Noun
altaite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) Lead telluride, an isometric yellowish-white mineral of the galena group.
Translations
lead telluride
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Altaite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “altaite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.