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polybasite

pol·y·ba·site [ pòllee báy st ]


noun 
Definition:
 
mineral containing silver: a rare gray to black crystalline mineral containing silver, found near silver ores

[Mid-19th century. < German Polybasit< Greek polus "much" + German Basis "base"; from its chemical composition]
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