melonite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Melones +‎ -ite, after the Melones and Stanislaus mine in Calaveras County, California.

Noun[edit]

melonite (uncountable)

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  1. (mineralogy) A nickel telluride mineral.

Further reading[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Melonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “melonite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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