# melonite

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A nickel telluride mineral.

## Etymology
From Melones + -ite, after the Melones and Stanislaus mine in Calaveras County, California.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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