melanothallite

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μελανός (melanós, black) and θαλλός (thallós, young/green twig), because when the mineral is exposed, it turns from black to green.

Noun

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melanothallite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, and oxygen.

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