chalcocite

English

Chalcocite

Pronunciation

• 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.

Derived terms

• chalcocitization

 

Translations

cuprous sulfide

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 輝銅礦／辉铜矿 (zh) (huītóngkuàng)

• Finnish: kuparihohde, kalkosiitti
• German: Chalkosin m
• Greek: χαλκοσίνης (chalkosínis)
• Japanese: 輝銅鉱 (きどうこう, kidōkō)
• Spanish: calcosina f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Chalcocite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “chalcocite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• catecholic