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Puzzle #80 was lópezite.

Lópezite is a rare, red, and carcinogenic chromate mineral with chemical formula: K2Cr2O7. It crystallizes in the triclinic crystal system.

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What the record says

Puzzle 80 ran on 3 Oct 2026 and the answer was lópezite, played with 6 guesses against 4 columns. On the record: Crystal system - triclinic; Strunz group - sulfates-related; Elements - Cr, K, O; Named after - person.

Beyond the grid the record adds Formula - K₂Cr₂O₇; Named after - Emiliano López Saa.

Mineraldle builds its record from Wikidata - CC0 1.0. The description above comes from the same place the game credits on every reveal: English Wikipedia verbatim extract, CC BY-SA 4.0. The puzzle itself is still playable in the archive, and every answer that has been and gone is listed on the past-answers page.

How it scored

Crystal system
triclinic
Strunz group
sulfates-related
Elements
Cr, K, O
Named after
person

Also on the record

Formula
K₂Cr₂O₇
Named after
Emiliano López Saa

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