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单词 covellite
释义

covellite

[ koh-vel-ahyt, koh-vuh-lahyt ]
/ koʊˈvɛl aɪt, ˈkoʊ vəˌlaɪt /

noun

a mineral, copper sulfide, CuS, indigo in color and usually occurring as a massive coating on other copper minerals.

Origin of covellite

1840–50; named after Nicolò Covelli (1790–1829), Italian mineralogist who found it; see -ite1

Words nearby covellite

covariant theory, covariate, Covarrubias, cove, cove lighting, covellite, coven, covenant, covenantee, covenanter, Covenant of the League of Nations
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Example sentences from the Web for covellite

  • Copper-glance readily alters to other minerals, such as malachite, covellite, melaconite and chalcopyrite.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3|Various
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