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chalcanthite

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Chalcanthite

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chalcanthite

Etymology

From chalcanthum (“flowers of copper”) + -ite,^[1] from Ancient Greek χάλκανθον (khálkanthon).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /kælˈkæn.θaɪt/, [kʰæɫ(l)ˈkʰæn.θʌɪt̚], [~θɒ͡ɪt̚], [kæwˈkæn.θɒ͡ɪʔ]
(US) IPA^(key): /kælˈkæn.θaɪt/, [kʰæɫˈkʰɛ͡ən.θʌɪt̚], [~ˈkʰe͡ən~]

Noun

chalcanthite (usually uncountable, plural chalcanthites)

(mineralogy) A mineral form of copper sulfate, Cu S O₄.

Synonyms

bluestone

Translations

mineral

Finnish: kalkantiitti
French: chalcantite (fr) f
German: Chalkanthit (de) m
Italian: calcantite f
Japanese: 胆礬 (たんばん, tanban)
Portuguese: calcantite f, calcantita f
Spanish: calcantita f

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Chalcanthite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“chalcanthite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

^ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, 7th edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951

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