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calaverite definition

☆ cala·ver·ite (kal′ə ver′īt′)

noun

a yellow to silver-white, monoclinic mineral, AuTe: an ore of gold, it contains a trace of silver

Etymology: after Calaveras County, Calif., where first discovered + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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