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chalcanthite
[ kal-kan-thahyt ]
chalcanthite
/ kælˈkænθaɪt /
noun
- a blue secondary mineral consisting of hydrated copper sulphate in triclinic crystalline form. Formula: CuSO 4 .5H 2 O
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chalcanthite1
1855–60; < Latin chalcanth ( um ) (< Greek chálkanthon blue vitriol, literally, flower of copper, equivalent to chalk ( ós ) copper + ánth ( os ) flower + -on neuter suffix) + -ite 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chalcanthite1
C19: via German from Latin chalcanthum copper sulphate solution, from Greek khalkanthon, from khalkos copper + anthos flower; see -ite 1
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