chalcanthite
English
Etymology
From its old Latin name chalcanthum "flowers of copper".[1]
Noun
chalcanthite (usually uncountable, plural chalcanthites)
- (mineralogy) A mineral form of copper sulfate, CuSO4.
Synonyms
Translations
mineral
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Chalcanthite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “chalcanthite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
- ^ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951