malinowskite

malinowskite
\\ˌmaləˈnäfˌskīt\ noun (-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary malinowsk- (from English Malinowski, 19th century Russ. civil engineer) + -ite
: a tetrahedrite containing 13 to 16 percent of lead

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malinowskite Min.
(mælɪˈnɒvskaɪt)
[Named in 1876 by A. Raimondi after E. Malinowski.]
A variety of tetrahedrite, containing lead and silver.
Dana Man. Mineral. & Lithol. (ed. 4) 136.

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