aurichalcite
noun
au·ri·chal·cite
ˌȯrəˈkalˌsīt
plural -s
: a mineral (Zn, Cu)5(OH)6(CO3)2 consisting of a basic copper zinc carbonate found in pale green or pale blue crystalline incrustations
Word History
Etymology
German aurichalzit, from Latin aurichalcum yellow copper ore (alteration—influenced by aurum gold—of orichalcum) + German -it -ite