emplectite

\\ə̇mˈplekˌtīt, em-\ noun (-s)

Etymology: German emplektit, from Greek emplektos inwoven + German -it -ite

: a grayish or white metallic-looking mineral consisting of a compound of copper, bismuth, and sulfur CuBiS₂ occurring in thin prisms

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/em plek"tuyt/, n.

a mineral, copper and bismuth sulfide, occurring in the form of thin gray prisms, found with quartz.

[1855-60; < Gk émplekt(os) inwoven (em- EM-² + plek-, s. of plékein to plait + -tos adj. suffix) + -ITE¹]

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emplectite Min.

(ɛmˈplɛktaɪt)

[f. Gr. ἔµπλεκτος inwoven (f. ἐµπλέκειν, f. ἐν in + πλέκειν to weave) + -ite; the name being given from its appearance.]

A sulphide of bismuth and copper, occurring in bright tin-white needle-shaped crystals; found in Saxony and Chile.

Shepard Min. 424. Dana Min. 86.