coloradoite

[ kol-uh-rad-oh-ahyt, -rah-doh- ]
/ ˌkɒl əˈræd oʊˌaɪt, -ˈrɑ doʊ- /

noun

a mineral, mercury telluride, HgTe, occurring in the form of grayish-black masses.

Origin of coloradoite

1875–80; named after Colorado; see -ite1

Words nearby coloradoite

colorado ruby, colorado springs, colorado tick fever, colorado tick fever virus, colorado topaz, coloradoite, colorant, coloration, coloratura, colorbearer, colorblind

Example sentences from the Web for coloradoite

  • Coloradoite is a telluride of mercury, also a new mineral and quite rare.

    The Galaxy |Various