Kermesite

noun

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

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.

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