different between kerite vs keyite

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Ancient Greek [Term?] (“horn”) +? -ite

kerite (countable and uncountable, plural kerites)

A compound in which tar or asphalt combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; formerly used as an insulating material in telegraphy.

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keyite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic azure mineral containing arsenic, cadmium, calcium, copper, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.

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