altaite

English

Etymology

Altai Mountains, where it was discovered +‎ -ite.

Noun

altaite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) Lead telluride, an isometric yellowish-white mineral of the galena group.

Translations

lead telluride

• Finnish: altaiitti
• Portuguese: altaíta f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Altaite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “altaite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.