melonite
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Melones + -ite, after the Melones and Stanislaus mine in Calaveras County, California.
Noun
[edit]melonite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A nickel telluride mineral.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Melonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “melonite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.