chalcocite

English

Chalcocite

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkæl.kəˌsaɪt/

Noun

chalcocite (countable and uncountable, plural chalcocites)

(mineralogy) Cuprous sulfide, Cu₂S, an important ore of copper.
- 1905, Waldemar Lindgren, The Copper Deposits of the Clifton-Morenci District, Arizona, page 207:
  Their croppings are either entirely barren or contain only a moderate amount of copper, but much richer ore is ordinarily found just above the chalcocite zone.

Translations

cuprous sulfide

Chinese:
Mandarin: 輝銅礦／辉铜矿 (zh) (huītóngkuàng)
Finnish: kuparihohde, kalkosiitti
German: Chalkosin m
Greek: χαλκοσίνης (chalkosínis)
Japanese: 輝銅鉱 (きどうこう, kidōkō)
Spanish: calcosina f

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Chalcocite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“chalcocite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

catecholic

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