3 letters

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Quizrug?

(A rug you sit on when participating in a quiz).

You should be called on the carpet for that one!

@wolfe63 said
This must be a most obscure word. I can't imagine this combination in a single syllable. Thus, I've been pondering two-syllable combinations since last night. I'm giving up.

Kudos, for presenting one of the toughest 3-Letter challenges yet.

Hint: It's a mineral.

@handyandy said
quincunx

ZRU

Are you thinking of azurite?
Could not find alternative spelling but you sometimes do!

@wolfgang59 said
Are you thinking of azurite?
Could not find alternative spelling but you sometimes do!

No, not azurite.

@handyandy said
No, not azurite.

Is it a word you invented in your student days?

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Is it a word you invented in your student days?

Well I cheated .... an answer does exist but I've never heard of it.
Anyone with a Geology degree?

@wolfgang59 said
Well I cheated .... an answer does exist but I've never heard of it.
Anyone with a Geology degree?

Not I.

@wolfgang59 said
Well I cheated .... an answer does exist but I've never heard of it.
Anyone with a Geology degree?

Tell us sir and we can pretend we knew it all along.

The word is arzrunite. According to the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Geology
and Mineralogy, arzrunite is a bluish-green mineral consisting of copper
sulfate with copper chloride and lead. It was named after Andreas Arzruni,
a 19th century geologist.

@handyandy said
The word is arzrunite. According to the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Geology
and Mineralogy, arzrunite is a bluish-green mineral consisting of copper
sulfate with copper chloride and lead. It was named after Andreas Arzruni,
a 19th century geologist.

LYG

😴

@ghost-of-a-duke said
LYG

😴

polyglot

RVI

@wolfe63 said
polyglot

RVI

Serving

HAH

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Serving

HAH

brouhaha



yno

@wolfgang59 said
brouhaha



yno

synonym

NAB

@wolfe63 said
synonym

NAB

unable


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