christophiten.

Brit.

/ˈkrɪstəfʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪstəˌfaɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Christophit.

Etymology: < German Christophit (A. Breithaupt 1863, in Berg- und hüttenmännische Zeitung 22 27) < the name of the St Christoph mine near Johanngeorgenstadt in Saxony, where the mineral was first found + -it -ite suffix¹.

Mineralogy.

A variety of the mineral sphalerite (zinc sulphide), containing a relatively high proportion of iron.

ΚΠ

1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 48 The christophite of Breithaupt.., a brilliant-black blende from St. Christophe mine.

1903 P. E. Browning Introd. Rarer Elem. 73 Indium..has been found..in christophite, a variety of zinc-blende.

2007 Canad. Jrnl. Chem. 85 762/1 The iron-rich varieties above 10 wt% Fe are referred to as marmatite, and the most iron-rich varieties are referred to as christophite.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	christophite
释义	christophiten. Brit. /ˈkrɪstəfʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈkrɪstəˌfaɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Christophit. Etymology: < German Christophit (A. Breithaupt 1863, in Berg- und hüttenmännische Zeitung 22 27) < the name of the St Christoph mine near Johanngeorgenstadt in Saxony, where the mineral was first found + -it -ite suffix¹. Mineralogy. A variety of the mineral sphalerite (zinc sulphide), containing a relatively high proportion of iron. ΚΠ 1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 48 The christophite of Breithaupt.., a brilliant-black blende from St. Christophe mine. 1903 P. E. Browning Introd. Rarer Elem. 73 Indium..has been found..in christophite, a variety of zinc-blende. 2007 Canad. Jrnl. Chem. 85 762/1 The iron-rich varieties above 10 wt% Fe are referred to as marmatite, and the most iron-rich varieties are referred to as christophite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1868
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