chrysocolla
[ kris-uh-kol-uh ]
noun
a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO3⋅2H2O, occurring in compact, green or blue masses, sometimes used in ornaments.
Origin of chrysocolla
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How to use chrysocolla in a sentence
By chrysocolla of the ancients is generally understood borax, which cannot however be meant in this passage.
Tinctum chrysocolla—partly the modern mineral of that name and partly malachite.
De Re Metallica | Georgius AgricolaHe gives the same minerals as Dioscorides, but is a good deal confused over chrysocolla and chalcitis.
De Re Metallica | Georgius AgricolaAt Neusohl in the Carpathians, green water flowing from an ancient tunnel wears away this chrysocolla with it.
De Re Metallica | Georgius AgricolaThis description of its occurrence would apply equally well to modern chrysocolla or to malachite.
De Re Metallica | Georgius Agricola
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