CHALCANTHITE


Meaning of CHALCANTHITE in English

kalˈkanˌthīt, ˈkalkən- noun

( -s )

Etymology: German chalkanthit, from Latin chalcanthum copper sulfate solution (from Greek chalkanthon, from chalk- chalc- + -anthon, from anthos flower) + -it -ite — more at anthology

: a mineral CuSO 4 .5H 2 O consisting of native copper sulfate — called also cyanose

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