bournonite
[ bawr-nuh-nahyt, bohr-, boo r- ]
/ ˈbɔr nəˌnaɪt, ˈboʊr-, ˈbʊər- /
noun Mineralogy.
a sulfide of lead, antimony, and copper, PbCuSbS3, occurring in gray to black crystals or granular masses.
Also called
cogwheel ore.
Origin of bournonite
1795–1805; named after Count J. L. de
Bournon (died 1825), French mineralogist; see
-ite1
Words nearby bournonite
bourn,
bourne,
bournemouth,
bourneville's disease,
bourneville-pringle disease,
bournonite,
bournonville,
bourrée,
bourse,
bourtree,
bouse