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cooperite

[ koo-puh-rahyt ]

noun

  1. a mineral, sulfide and arsenide of platinum, occurring in igneous rocks in the form of steel-gray crystals.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cooperite1

After R. A. Cooper, who described it in 1920; -ite 1
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Cooperite, its rival, is an alloy of nickel and zirconium, stronger, lighter and cheaper than stellite.

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coopered jointCooper, James Fenimore