chrysocolla

American  

[kris-uh-kol-uh] / ˌkrɪs əˈkɒl ə /

noun

1. a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅2H 2 O, occurring in compact, green or blue masses, sometimes used in ornaments.

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Etymology

Origin of chrysocolla

1590–1600; < Latin chrȳsocolla < Greek chrȳsókolla gold solder, equivalent to chrȳso- chryso- + kólla glue ( cf. collage)

Example Sentences

He gives the same minerals as Dioscorides, but is a good deal confused over chrysocolla and chalcitis.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

This description of its occurrence would apply equally well to modern chrysocolla or to malachite.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

That he believed it was an artificial product from nitrum is evident enough from his usual expression "chrysocolla made from nitrum, which the Moors call borax."

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

It is from this variety that the Venetians make chrysocolla, which I call borax....

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

Borax, which is used for this purpose, has also been called chrysocolla.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various