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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mineralogy, a mineral of the copper family, of a green color and pearly luster. It is a hydrated phosphate of copper, and sometimes contains vanadium.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A mineral of a green color and pearly luster; a hydrous phosphate of copper.
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- noun mineralogy A green
pearly mineral , ahydrous phosphate ofcopper .
Etymologies
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Ehl + -ite after Ehl near Linz, where it occurs.
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