quisqueite

quisqueite
\\ˈkiskēˌīt\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Quisque, district near Mina Ragra, Pasco, Peru, its locality + English -ite
: a brittle black lustrous substance mostly composed of sulfur and carbon and accompanying the vanadium ores of Peru : sulfurous asphaltum

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