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Puzzle #14 was skutterudite.

Skutterudite is a cobalt arsenide mineral containing variable amounts of nickel and iron substituting for cobalt with the ideal formula CoAs3. Some references give the arsenic a variable formula subscript of 2–3. High nickel varieties are referred to as nickel-skutterudite, previously chloanthite.

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Puzzle 14 ran on 29 Jul 2026 and the answer was skutterudite, played with 6 guesses against 4 columns. On the record: Crystal system - cubic; Strunz group - sulfides-sulfosalts; Elements - As, Co; Named after - place.

Beyond the grid the record adds Formula - CoAs₃; Named after - Skutterud mines.

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How it scored

Crystal system
cubic
Strunz group
sulfides-sulfosalts
Elements
As, Co
Named after
place

Also on the record

Formula
CoAs₃
Named after
Skutterud mines

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