chalcanthite

English

Chalcanthite

Etymology

From chalcanthum (“flowers of copper”) + -ite, from Ancient Greek χάλκανθον (khálkanthon).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kælˈkæn.θaɪt/, [kʰæɫ(l)ˈkʰæn.θʌɪt̚], [~θɒ͡ɪt̚], [kæwˈkæn.θɒ͡ɪʔ]
• (US) IPA^(key): /kælˈkæn.θaɪt/, [kʰæɫˈkʰɛ͡ən.θʌɪt̚], [~ˈkʰe͡ən~]

Noun

chalcanthite (usually uncountable, plural chalcanthites)

1. (mineralogy) A mineral form of copper sulfate, CuSO₄.

Synonyms

• bluestone

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: kalkantiitti
• French: chalcantite (fr) f
• German: Chalkanthit (de) m
• Italian: calcantite f
• Japanese: 胆礬 (たんばん, tanban)
• Portuguese: calcantite f, calcantita f
• Spanish: calcantita f

Further reading

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