chalcolite

[ kal-kuh-lahyt ]

nounMineralogy.

torbernite.

Origin of chalcolite

¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; chalco- + -lite

Words Nearby chalcolite

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How to use chalcolite in a sentence

The last compound has the same composition as chalcolite and is simply the artificially prepared mineral.
A Brief Account of Radio-activity | Francis Preston Venable
Natural and artificial chalcolite also show a marked difference in favor of the former.
A Brief Account of Radio-activity | Francis Preston Venable

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