aurichalcite

noun

au·​ri·​chal·​cite

ˌȯrəˈkalˌsīt

plural -s

: a mineral (Zn, Cu)₅(OH)₆(CO₃)₂ consisting of a basic copper zinc carbonate found in pale green or pale blue crystalline incrustations

Word History

Etymology

German aurichalzit, from Latin aurichalcum yellow copper ore (alteration—influenced by aurum gold—of orichalcum) + German -it -ite

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