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Puzzle #115 was melonite.
Melonite is a telluride of nickel; it is a metallic mineral. Its chemical formula is NiTe2. It is opaque and white to reddish-white in color, oxidizing in air to a brown tarnish.
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What the record says
Puzzle 115 ran on 7 Nov 2026 and the answer was melonite, played with 6 guesses against 4 columns. On the record: Crystal system - trigonal; Strunz group - sulfides-sulfosalts; Elements - Ni, Te; Named after - place.
Beyond the grid the record adds Formula - NiTeâ‚‚; Named after - Melones.
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How it scored
- Crystal system
- trigonal
- Strunz group
- sulfides-sulfosalts
- Elements
- Ni, Te
- Named after
- place
Also on the record
- Formula
- NiTeâ‚‚
- Named after
- Melones