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Webster 1913 Edition


Chrysocolla

Chrys′o-colˊla

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Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
χρυσόκολλα
gold solder;
χρυσόσ
gold + [GREEK] glue.]
(Min.)
A hydrous silicate of copper, occurring massive, of a blue or greenish blue color.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chrysocolla

CHRYSOCOLLA

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Noun.
Carbonate of copper, of two subspecies, the blue and the green; formerly called blue and green chrysocolla, also mountain blue and mountain green. It occurs in crystals, stalactites and other forms.