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kermesite

 [kur-mee-zahyt, -muh-sahyt, kur-mes-ahyt]  

ker·mes·ite

   [kur-mee-zahyt, -muh-sahyt, kur-mes-ahyt]
noun
a mineral, antimony oxysulfide, Sb2S2O, occurring usually in tufts of red capillary crystals.
Origin:
1835–45; kermes + -ite1
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