"chalcocite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæl.kəˌsaɪt/ Forms: chalcocites [plural]
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  1. (mineralogy) Cuprous sulfide, Cu₂S, an important ore of copper. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: chalcosine, copper-glance, redruthite Derived forms: chalcocitization Translations (cuprous sulfide): 輝銅礦 /辉铜矿 (huītóngkuàng) (Chinese Mandarin), kuparihohde (Finnish), kalkosiitti (Finnish), Chalkosin [masculine] (German), Kupferglanz [masculine] (German), χαλκοσίνης (chalkosínis) (Greek), 輝銅鉱 (kidōkō) (alt: きどうこう) (Japanese), calcosina [feminine] (Spanish), kopparglans [common-gender] (Swedish)

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