Definitions for brochantite
brochantite
bro·chan·tite
Spelling: [broh-shahn-tahyt]
IPA: /broʊˈʃɑn taɪt/
Brochantite is a 11 letter English word.
You can make 1351 anagrams from letters in brochantite (abcehinortt).
Definitions for brochantite
noun
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a mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 4 (OH) 6 SO 4 , occurring in green fibrous masses and similar in physical properties to antlerite: formerly a major ore of copper.
Origin of brochantite
1860-65; named after A. Brochant de Villiers (1773-1840), French mineralogist; see -ite1
Examples for brochantite
brochantite is a subsulphate of copper observed in small crystals at Ekaterinenbourg in Siberia.