calaverite Min.
(kəˈlævəraɪt)
[f. Calaveras in California (where first found) + -ite.]
A tellurid of gold, or of gold and silver, bronze-yellow, massive, and without crystalline structure.
1868 Dana Min. 795 (Supp.) Calaverite is frequently associated with petzite. 1874 Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. XIV. 229 Calaverite..is associated with sylvanite and quartz. |