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chalcolite

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chal⋅co⋅lite

[kal-kuh-lahyt]
–noun Mineralogy.
torbernite.

Origin:
1795–1805; chalco- + -lite

tor⋅bern⋅ite

[tawr-ber-nahyt]
–noun
a mineral, hydrated copper uranium phosphate, CuU2P2O12·12H2O, occurring in square tabular crystals of a bright-green color: a minor ore of uranium; copper uranite.
Also called chalcolite.


Origin:
1850–55; named after Torbern Bergman (1735–84), Swedish chemist; see -ite 1
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