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bournonite
[ bawr-nuh-nahyt, bohr-, boor- ]
noun
, Mineralogy.
- a sulfide of lead, antimony, and copper, PbCuSbS 3 , occurring in gray to black crystals or granular masses.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bournonite1
1795–1805; named after Count J. L. de Bournon (died 1825), French mineralogist; -ite 1
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