Chrysocolla Definition

krĭsə-kŏlə
noun
A blue to blue-green amorphous mineral, Cu2 H2 (Si2 O5 )(OH)4 often occurring as thin seams or surface layers in the oxidation zones of copper ores.
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Other Word Forms of Chrysocolla

Noun

Singular:
chrysocolla
Plural:
chrysocollas

Origin of Chrysocolla

  • Latin chrȳsocolla copper carbonate, malachite from Greek khrūsokolla khrūso- chryso- kolla glue (from its use in soldering gold)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Chrysocolla Sentence Examples

  • The principal ores of copper are the oxides cuprite and melaconite, the carbonates malachite and chessylite, the basic chloride atacamite, the silicate chrysocolla, the sulphides chalcocite, chalcopyrite, erubescite and tetrahedrite.

  • Chrysocolla contains in the pure state 30% of the metal; it is an abundant ore in Chile, Wisconsin and Missouri.

  • Dioptase and chrysocolla (q.v.) are the most important forms.

  • These mountains are still the chief source of copper, but the ores, chiefly cuprite, malachite and chrysocolla, are also found in various parts of the Piedmont region.

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