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pseudocotunnite

noun
pseu·do·cotunnite | \ "+ \

Definition of pseudocotunnite 

: a mineral consisting of potassium lead chloride K2PbCl4(?) found in Vesuvian fumaroles after the volcanic eruptions of 1872 and 1906

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History and Etymology for pseudocotunnite

Italian, from pseud- + cotunnite

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