gallite

English

Etymology

For its composition, an ore of (GALL)ium, +‎ -ite.

Noun

gallite

1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral gray mineral containing copper, gallium, and sulfur.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Gallite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “gallite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• tigella, tillage