atacamite

American

[at-uh-kam-ahyt, uh-tak-uh-mahyt] / ˌæt əˈkæm aɪt, əˈtæk əˌmaɪt /

noun

a mineral, hydrated chloride of copper, Cu 2 Cl(OH) 3 , occurring in a green, granular form: a minor ore of copper.

Etymology

Origin of atacamite

1830–40; named after Atacama Desert; see -ite ¹

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The oxychloride Cu4O3Cl2, 4H2O occurs in nature as the mineral atacamite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

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