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aurichalcite

noun
au·​ri·​chal·​cite | \ ˌȯrəˈkalËŒsÄ«t\
plural -s

Definition of aurichalcite

: 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

History and Etymology for aurichalcite

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

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