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wehrlite (iou)



wehrlite noun. M19.
[from Adolf Wehrle (1795-1835), Austrian mining official + -ITE1.]
Geology. A peridotite mainly consisting of olivine and monoclinic pyroxene with common accessory opaque oxides. M19.
Mineralogy. A native rhombohedral alloy of bismuth and tellurium occurring as silvery to steel-grey foliated masses. L19.