calaverite

calaverite

English

Etymology

Calaveras +‎ -ite. Named for Calaveras County, California, USA; where it was first discovered. From Spanish calavera.

Noun

calaverite (plural calaverites)

1. (mineralogy) A mineral form of gold telluride (AuTe₂).

Hypernyms

• gold telluride
• AuTe₂

Coordinate terms

• krennerite (AuTe₂)

Translations

mineral form

Catalan: calaverita f Finnish: kalaveriitti

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Calaverite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “calaverite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

Anagrams

• lacerative

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Italian

Noun

calaverite f (plural calaveriti)

1. (mineralogy) calaverite

Anagrams

• laceratevi, lacerative