polybasite

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Polybasite

Etymology

From poly- +‎ base (as in "base metal") +‎ -ite.

Noun

polybasite (countable and uncountable, plural polybasites)

  1. (mineralogy) A black ore consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.

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