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Noun
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A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon, with the chemical formula RuS₂.

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Origin

Laurite is named after Laura R. Joy, the wife of American chemist C. A. Joy. The mineral received this name in 1866.

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