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Chalcocite

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chal⋅co⋅cite

  [kal-kuh-sahyt]
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–noun
a common mineral, cuprous sulfide, Cu2S: an important ore of copper.
Origin:
1865–70; irreg. chalco- + (anthra)cite
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chal·co·cite   (kāl'kə-sīt')   
n.  A dark gray mineral, essentially Cu2S, that is an important ore of copper.

[Alteration of obsolete chalcosine, from Greek khalkos, copper.]
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