aphthonite

aphthonite
aphthonite Min.
(ˈæfθənaɪt)
[mod. f. Gr. ἄϕθον-ος plentiful + -ite.]
A steel-gray ore of sulphide of antimony and copper, with traces of zinc and silver; ‘resembling tetrahedrite, if not identical with it’ (Dana). Corruptly aftonite.

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