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tetrahedrite |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tetrahedrite \Tet`ra*he"drite\, n. [So called because the crystals of the species are commonly tetrahedrons.] (Min.) A sulphide of antimony and copper, with small quantities of other metals. It is a very common ore of copper, and some varieties yield a considerable presentage of silver. Called also {gray copper ore}, {fahlore}, and {panabase}.
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