COVELLITE


Meaning of COVELLITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kō-ˈve-ˌlīt, ˈkō-və-ˌ ]

noun

also co·vel·line -ˌlēn

Etymology: French covelline, from Niccolò Covelli died 1829 Italian chemist

Date: 1850

: a usually blue mineral consisting of a sulfide of copper

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