Chrysocollas

[kris-uh-kol-uh]

chrys·o·col·la

[kris-uh-kol-uh]
noun
a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO3⋅2H2O, occurring in compact, green or blue masses, sometimes used in ornaments.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin chrȳsocolla < Greek chrȳsókolla gold solder, equivalent to chrȳso- chryso- + kólla glue (compare collage)
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