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Meaning of TETRADYMITE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tet*rad"y*mite\, n. [Gr. tetra`dymos fourfold. So
named from its occurrence in compound twin crystals, or
fourlings.] (Min.)
A telluride of bismuth. It is of a pale steel-gray color and
metallic luster, and usually occurs in foliated masses.
Called also {telluric bismuth}.
 
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