brochantite
[ broh-shahn-tahyt ]
/ broʊˈʃɑn taɪt /
noun
a mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu4(OH)6SO4, occurring in green fibrous masses and similar in physical properties to antlerite: formerly a major ore of copper.
Origin of brochantite
1860–65; named after A.
Brochant de Villiers (1773–1840), French mineralogist; see
-ite1
Words nearby brochantite
brocatelle,
broccoli,
broccoli rabe,
broccolini,
broch,
brochantite,
broche,
brochette,
brocho,
brochure,
broché
Example sentences from the Web for brochantite
Brochantite is a subsulphate of copper observed in small crystals at Ekaterinenbourg in Siberia.
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