Definition
A rare vanadium sulfide mineral, typically gray or black, used in mineralogy and ore studies.
Etymology
Named from the Latin columna 'column' (possibly referring to its columnar crystal habit) + -ite (mineral suffix). The -ite suffix is standard in mineralogy for naming mineral species.
Kelly Says
Colusite is so rare and obscure that most geologists will never see a sample in person—but it matters because vanadium is crucial for making super-strong steel and batteries. Rare minerals like this guide miners to find valuable ore deposits.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
colusite
koh-loo-site
ARالعربية
كولوسي
kool-oo-see
BNবাংলা
কোলুসাইট
ko-lu-sa-it
CACatalà
colusite
koh-loo-site
CSČeština
colusite
koh-loo-site
DADansk
colusite
koh-loo-site
DEDeutsch
colusite
koh-loo-site
ELΕλληνικά
κολουσίτης
ko-loo-si-tis
ESEspañol
colusite
koh-loo-site
FAفارسی
کولوسئوم
kool-oo-se-oom
FISuomi
colusite
koh-loo-site
FRFrançais
colusite
koh-loo-site
GUGU
colusite
koh-loo-site
HAHA
colusite
koh-loo-site
HEעברית
קולוסית
ko-lo-sit
HIहिन्दी
कोलूसियम
ko-loo-see-yam
HUMagyar
colusite
koh-loo-site
IDBahasa Indonesia
colusite
koh-loo-site
IGIG
colusite
koh-loo-site
ITItaliano
colusite
koh-loo-site
JA日本語
コリュサイト
kor-yuu-sa-ito
KKKK
colusite
koh-loo-site
KMKM
colusite
koh-loo-site
KO한국어
콜루사이트
kol-lu-sa-iteu
MRMR
colusite
koh-loo-site
MSBahasa Melayu
colusite
koh-loo-site
MYမြန်မာ
colusite
koh-loo-site
NLNederlands
colusite
koh-loo-site
NONorsk
colusite
koh-loo-site
PAPA
colusite
koh-loo-site
PLPolski
colusite
koh-loo-site
PTPortuguês
colusite
koh-loo-site
RORomână
colusite
koh-loo-site
RUРусский
колусит
koh-loo-sit
SVSvenska
colusite
koh-loo-site
SWKiswahili
colusite
koh-loo-site
TAதமிழ்
கோலூசை
ko-loo-sai
TEతెలుగు
కోలూసిటం
ko-loo-si-tam
TLTL
colusite
koh-loo-site
TRTürkçe
colusite
koh-loo-site
UKУкраїнська
колусит
koh-loo-sit
URاردو
کولوسیم
kool-oo-seem
VITiếng Việt
colusite
koh-loo-site
YOYO
colusite
koh-loo-site
ZUZU
colusite
koh-loo-site