A rare mineral containing gold compounds, or a person associated with gold in chemistry and mineralogy contexts.
From Latin aureus 'golden' or aurum 'gold,' plus the mineralogical suffix -ite indicating a mineral. This is a technical term from the mineral sciences.
Aurite represents humanity's obsession with gold—we're so fascinated by it that we create special names for every way gold atoms can arrange themselves in minerals.
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