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Word: Bournonite
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From: gcide - The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Bournonite \Bour"non*ite\, n. [Named after Count Bournon, a
mineralogist.] (Min.)
A mineral of a steel-gray to black color and metallic luster,
occurring crystallized, often in twin crystals shaped like
cogwheels (wheel ore), also massive. It is a sulphide of
antimony, lead, and copper.
[1913 Webster]
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