covellinecovelliten.
/kəʊˈvɛlʌɪn//kəʊˈvɛlʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A native indigo-blue sulphide of copper; often called blue or indigo copper.
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blue copper1728
covelline1850
alisonite1859
covellinite1861
indigo-copper1868
1850 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 3) 510 Covelline.
1863–72 H. Watts Dict. Chem. II. 74 Protosulphide of Copper or Cupric Sulphide, CuS. This compound is found native, as Covellin, Indigo copper, etc.
1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 84 Covellite is the result of the decomposition of other ores of copper.
Derivatives
coˈvellinite n. = main sense.
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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > sulphides and related minerals > [noun] > niccolite group > copper sulphide
blue copper1728
covelline1850
alisonite1859
covellinite1861
indigo-copper1868
1861 H. W. Bristow Gloss. Mineral. 98 Covellinite.
1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius x. 278 Covellinite—a sulphide of copper—is noticed as a Vesuvian product by Beudant.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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