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antlerite

[ ant-luh-rahyt ]

noun

  1. an emerald to blackish-green mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 3 (OH) 4 SO 4 , a major copper ore in Chile.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of antlerite1

After the Antler Mine, Mohave Co., Arizona, from where samples were first described in 1889; -ite 1

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