dolerophanite

noun

dol·​er·​oph·​a·​nite

ˌdäləˈräfəˌnīt

variants or less commonly dolerophane

ˈdälərəˌfān,

dəˈler-

plural -s

: a basic copper sulfate Cu₂(SO₄)O of volcanic origin occurring in brown monoclinic crystals

Word History

Etymology

dolerophanite from dolerophane + -ite; dolerophane from Italian dolerofano, from Greek doleros deceitful + Italian -fano (from Greek phainesthai to appear)

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