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chalcophyllite

chalcophyllite noun: a rare secondary copper arsenate mineral occurring in the oxidized zones of some arsenic-bearing copper deposits.

Noun

chalcophyllite (uncountable)

  1. A rare secondary copper arsenate mineral occurring in the oxidized zones of some arsenic-bearing copper deposits.

Origin of chalcophyllite

From chalco- + phyllite.

Questions about chalcophyllite

What does chalcophyllite mean?
Chalcophyllite means a rare secondary copper arsenate mineral occurring in the oxidized zones of some arsenic-bearing copper deposits.
What part of speech is chalcophyllite?
Chalcophyllite is a noun.

Words near chalcophyllite in the dictionary

  1. chalcononaringenin
  2. chalcophanite
  3. chalcophile
  4. chalcophiles
  5. chalcophilic
  6. chalcophyllite
  7. chalcopyrite
  8. chalcopyrites
  9. chalcopyritic
  10. chalcopyritization
  11. chalcopyritized

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