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Webster 1913 Edition

Petzite

Petz′ite

,

Noun.

[From

Petz

, who analyzed it.]

(Min.)

A telluride of silver and gold, related to hessite.

Definition 2024

petzite

petzite

English

Noun

petzite ‎(countable and uncountable, plural petzites)

(mineralogy) A soft, steel-gray isometric telluride mineral generally deposited by hydrothermal activity and usually associated with rare tellurium and gold minerals.