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kermesite

noun

Etymology

From kermes + -ite. Named after the dye kermes, and named thus, owing to the grainy reddish hue that the mineral often has. The name dates from 1832.

  1. derived from -ῑ́της
  2. derived from -ītēs
  3. derived from -ite
  4. compounded as kermesite — “kermes + -ite”

Definitions

  1. A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, oxygen, and sulfur.

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