polarite

See also: polarité

English

Etymology

The Polar Ural Mountains in Russia, where it is found, and -ite.

Noun

polarite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) An opaque, yellow-white mineral with a metallic lustre, having the chemical formula (Pd,(Bi,Pb)).

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• epilator, loparite, petiolar, pirolate