calaverite

From Calaveras +‎ -ite. Named for Calaveras County, California, USA; where it was first discovered. From Spanish calavera.

• IPA^(key): /ˌkæləˈvɛəraɪt/

calaverite (plural calaverites)

1. (mineralogy) A mineral form of gold telluride (AuTe₂).

• gold telluride
• AuTe₂

• krennerite (AuTe₂)

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025), “Calaverite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “calaverite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

• lacerative

calaverite f (plural calaveriti)

1. (mineralogy) calaverite

• laceratevi, lacerative