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/kooh"peuh ruyt'/, n.a mineral, sulfide and arsenide of platinum, occurring in igneous rocks in the form of steel-gray crystals.[after R. A. Cooper, who described it in 1920; see -ITE1]
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Cooperite — is a grey mineral consisting of platinum sulfide (PtS), generally in combinations with sulfides of other elements such as palladium and nickel (PdS and NiS). Its general formula is (Pt,Pd,Ni)S. It is a dimorph of braggite.[1] It is mined as an… … Wikipedia
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cooperite — ˈküpəˌrīt noun ( s) Etymology: R. A. Cooper fl ab1920, who first described it + English ite : a steel gray mineral PtS of metallic luster consisting of a sulfide of platinum belonging to the tetragonal system and occurring usually in irregular… … Useful english dictionary
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