chalcocite
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chalcocite (countable and uncountable, plural chalcocites)
- (mineralogy) Cuprous sulfide, Cu2S, an important ore of copper.
- 1905, Waldemar Lindgren, The Copper Deposits of the Clifton-Morenci District, Arizona, page 207:
- Their croppings are either entirely barren or contain only a moderate amount of copper, but much richer ore is ordinarily found just above the chalcocite zone.
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Translations
cuprous sulfide
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Chalcocite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “chalcocite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.