tennantite

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Etymology[edit]

Originally named "gray sulphuret of copper in dodecahedral crystals" in 1817 by mineralogist James Sowerby.

Renamed in 1819 by William Phillips in honour of Smithson Tennant (1761-1815), an English chemist who discovered the elements iridium and osmium.

Tennant + -ite

Noun[edit]

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tennantite (plural tennantites)

  1. (mineralogy) A sulfide mineral of iron, copper and arsenic that is an ore of copper

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Further reading[edit]

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