chalcocite

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkæl.kəˌsaɪt/

Noun

chalcocite (countable and uncountable, plural chalcocites)

  1. (mineralogy) Cuprous sulfide, Cu2S, an important ore of copper.
    • 1905, Waldemar Lindgren, The Copper Deposits of the Clifton-Morenci District, Arizona, page 207:
      Their croppings are either entirely barren or contain only a moderate amount of copper, but much richer ore is ordinarily found just above the chalcocite zone.

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Chalcocite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “chalcocite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

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