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English
Etymology
From Melones + -ite, after the Melones and Stanislaus mine in Calaveras County, California.
Noun
melonite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A nickel telluride mineral.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Melonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “melonite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.