Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mineral consisting of the hydrated oxychlorid of copper.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) An oxychloride of copper, usually in emerald-green prismatic crystals.
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- noun mineralogy A green
copper (II)chloride hydroxide mineral ,polymorphous withbotallackite .
Etymologies
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Mountains, Hungary; Atacama in Chile, with atacamite, which closely resembles brochantite in general appearance; the Tintic district in Utah.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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Of the metalliferous minerals containing chlorine, kerargyrite, or horn silver (AgCl), and atacamite, an oxychloride of copper (CuCl_ {2}. 3Cu (HO) _ {2}.) are the most important.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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In both deposits, copper oxides, mainly atacamite and chrysocolla, are found from the surface down to depths of 200-300 meters, mixed with an increasing proportion of sulfides starting at shallow depth.
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In both deposits, copper oxides, mainly atacamite and chrysocolla, are found from the surface down to depths of 200-300 meters, mixed with an increasing proportion of sulfides starting at shallow depth.
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Near surface atacamite, chalcocite and malachite staining is evident in rock exposures.
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In both deposits, copper oxides, mainly atacamite and chrysocolla, are found from the surface down to depths of 200-300 meters, mixed with an increasing proportion of sulfides starting at shallow depth.
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In both deposits, copper oxides, mainly atacamite and chrysocolla, are found from the surface down to depths of 200-300 meters, mixed with an increasing proportion of sulfides starting at shallow depth.
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In both deposits, copper oxides, mainly atacamite and chrysocolla, are found from the surface down to depths of 200-300 meters, mixed with an increasing proportion of sulfides starting at shallow depth.
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In both deposits, copper oxides, mainly atacamite and chrysocolla, are found from the surface down to depths of 200-300 meters, mixed with an increasing proportion of sulfides starting at shallow depth.
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In both deposits, copper oxides, mainly atacamite and chrysocolla, are found from the surface down to depths of 200-300 meters, mixed with an increasing proportion of sulfides starting at shallow depth.
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