Simonite

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A monoclinic-prismatic red mineral containing arsenic, mercury, sulphur, and thallium.
  2. 2
    Synonym of Simonian.

Synonyms

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simonian

Etymology

Etymology 1

Simonite (TlHgAs₃S₆), found in Allchar, Macedonia, Yugoslavia, named in 1982 for Simon Engel, son of Peter Engel (b. 1942), a Swiss crystallographer, + -ite

Etymology 2

From Simon + -ite.

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