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Iridium vs Malanite - What's the difference?

iridium | malanite |

As nouns the difference between iridium and malanite

is that iridium is iridium (chemical element) while malanite is (mineralogy) an isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing copper, iridium, platinum, and sulfur.

iridium

English

(wikipedia iridium) (commons)

Noun

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  • A metallic chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77.

    • Derived terms

    * eka-iridium * iridiate * iridic * iridio- * iridious * iridite * iridium black * iridium oxide * iridium-pointed * iridium tetrachloride * iridium trichloride * iridosmine * osmiridium * platiniridium * platino-iridium * platinum-iridium

    Related terms

    * iridescence * iridin * iridiosmium * iridise, iridize * iris

    malanite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing copper, iridium, platinum, and sulfur.

    • References

    * Malanite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Malanite.shtml]