melonite

English

Etymology

Melones +‎ -ite, after the Melones and Stanislaus mine in Calaveras County, California.

Noun

melonite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A nickel telluride mineral.

Further reading

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