covellite

English

Covellite

Etymology

Named after Italian mineralogist Niccolo Covelli (1790–1829) +‎ -ite.

Noun

covellite (countable and uncountable, plural covellites)

  1. (mineralogy) A shiny indigo-blue sulfide mineral, CuS, that is an ore of copper.

Further reading

  • “Covellite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • covellite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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