calaverite

cala·ver·ite

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

Origin of calaverite

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

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Noun

(plural calaverites)

(mineralogy) A mineral form of gold telluride AuTe₂.

Origin

calaver +‎ -ite

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Of the minerals containing gold the most important are sylvanite or graphic tellurium (Ag, Au) Tee, with 24 to 26%; calaverite, AuTe2, with 42%; nagyagite or foliate tellurium (Pb, Au)16 Sba(S, Te)24, with 5 to 9% of gold; petzite, (Ag, Au) 2 Te, and white tellurium.

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