Diaphorite

/daɪˈæfəraɪt/ noun

Definition

A rare mineral composed of lead, copper, arsenic, and sulfur, typically found in hydrothermal ore deposits.

Etymology

From Greek dia- (through) + phoresis (transport, referring to how the mineral formed through hydrothermal transport of elements) + -ite (mineral suffix), coined by mineralogists to describe this specific crystalline compound.

Kelly Says

Diaphorite belongs to the tetrahedrite group of minerals and forms in the hot, element-rich waters deep underground where copper and lead deposits develop—it's essentially a mineral 'recipe' created by Earth's internal chemistry lab.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዲያፎሪት
dee-ya-foh-reet
ARالعربية
ديابورت
di-a-boor-tuh
BNবাংলা
ডায়াপোরাইট
doy-a-po-ra-it
CACatalà
diaphorite
dee-a-foh-ree-t
CSČeština
diaphorit
dee-a-foh-reet
DADansk
diaphorit
dee-a-foh-reet
DEDeutsch
Diaphorit
dee-a-foh-reet
ELΕλληνικά
διαφορίτης
dee-a-foh-ree-tee
ESEspañol
diaphorita
dee-af-o-ree-tah
FAفارسی
دیاforیت
dee-a-foh-reet
FISuomi
diaphorite
dee-a-foh-ree-te
FRFrançais
diaphorite
dee-a-foh-reet
GUGU
ડાયફોરાઈટ
dai-foh-rai-t
HAHA
diaphorite
dee-a-foh-ree-t
HEעברית
דיאפוריט
dee-a-foh-reet
HIहिन्दी
डायफोराइट
dee-a-foh-ra-it
HUMagyar
diaphorit
dee-a-foh-reet
IDBahasa Indonesia
diaphorite
dee-a-foh-ree-t
IGIG
diaphorite
dee-a-foh-ree-t
ITItaliano
diaphorite
dee-a-foh-ree-teh
JA日本語
ジアフォライト
jia-foro-raito
KKKK
диафоріт
dee-a-foh-reet
KMKM
ឌីអាហ្វូរ៉ាយត
dee-a-foh-ra-yat
KO한국어
디아포라이트
di-a-po-ra-iteu
MRMR
डायफोराईट
dai-foh-rai-t
MSBahasa Melayu
diaphorite
dee-a-foh-ree-t
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီယာဖိုရိုက်
dee-ya-fo-roi-k
NLNederlands
diaphorite
dee-a-foh-ree-t
NONorsk
diaphorit
dee-a-foh-reet
PAPA
ਡਾਇਆਫੋரைਟ
dai-a-foh-rai-t
PLPolski
diaphorit
dee-a-foh-reet
PTPortuguês
diaphorite
dee-a-foh-ree-tuh
RORomână
diaphorit
dee-a-foh-reet
RUРусский
диафорит
dee-a-foh-reet
SVSvenska
diaphorit
dee-a-foh-reet
SWKiswahili
diaphorite
dee-a-foh-ree-t
TAதமிழ்
டையாபோரைட்
tai-ya-po-rai-t
TEతెలుగు
డియపోరైట్
dee-ya-po-rai-t
THไทย
ไดอะโฟไรต์
dai-a-fo-raiht
TLTL
diaphorite
dee-a-foh-ree-t
TRTürkçe
diaphorit
dee-a-foh-reet
UKУкраїнська
діафоріт
dee-a-foh-reet
URاردو
ڈیافورٹ
dee-a-foh-reet
VITiếng Việt
diaphorite
dee-a-foh-reit
YOYO
diaphorite
dee-a-foh-ree-t
ZH中文
二氧化硅
èr yǎng huà sī
ZUZU
diaphorite
dee-a-foh-ree-t

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