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laurite

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English

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Etymology

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After Laura R. Joy, wife of American chemist C. A. Joy. Named in 1866.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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laurite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon, with the chemical formula RuS2.

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Laurite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “laurite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  1. ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

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