ˌȯrəˈkalˌsīt noun
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Etymology: German aurichalzit, from Latin aurichalcum yellow copper ore (alteration — influenced by aurum gold — of orichalcum ) + German -it -ite — more at orichalc
: a mineral (Zn,Cu) 5 (OH) 6 (CO 3 ) 2 consisting of a basic copper zinc carbonate found in pale green or pale blue crystalline incrustations