trechmannite

trechmannite
\\ˈtrekməˌnīt\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Charles O. Trechmann died 1917 English mineralogist + English -ite
: a silver arsenic sulfide prob. AgAsS2 occurring in small red rhombohedral crystals

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trechmannite Min.
(ˈtrɛkmənaɪt)
[? f. surname Trechmann + -ite1.]
A rare mineral occurring in red rhombohedral crystals in the dolomite of the Binnenthal. It is prob. a sulpharsenite of silver.
in Cent. Dict. Suppl.

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