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chloanthite
noun
chlo·an·thite
\klōˈanˌthīt\
Definition of chloanthite
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: a mineral NiAs2–3 consisting of nickel arsenide isomorphous with skutterudite, smaltite, and nickel-skutterudite and being white or grayish with metallic luster and usually massive
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Origin and Etymology of chloanthite
German chloanthit, from Greek chloanthēs budding, pale (from chloos light green color + -anthēs blooming, flowered) + German -it -ite; from its frequent green coating
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