CHALCOCITE


Meaning of CHALCOCITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkal-kə-ˌsīt ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of chalcosine, from French, irregular from Greek chalkos

Date: 1868

: a black or gray lustrous metallic mineral that consists of a sulfide of copper and is an important copper ore

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