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Definition of Covelline
1. n. A native sulphide of copper, occuring in masses of a dark blue color; -- hence called indigo copper.
Definition of Covelline
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Covelline
Literary usage of Covelline
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chile at the Pan-American Exposition by Chile (1901)
"2090—covelline (10 per cent, copper). Depth 90 metres. No. 2091—Country rock.
... 2096—covelline with pyrite (40 per cent, copper). Depth 95 metres. ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals Including Their History and Etymology by Albert Huntington Chester (1896)
"covelline. FS Beudant, 1832, Beud. Min., ii, 409, after Prof. N. Covelli, who
discovered it. ... Variant of covelline, the more common form now. ..."
3. The Chemistry and Metallurgy of Copper by Aaron Snowden Piggot (1858)
"It is supposed to be a mixture of copper glance and covelline. ... covelline, or
Indigo Copper, is found in crystals belonging to the hexagonal system, ..."
4. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"(Micros.) cover glass. couvrir, vt cover ; face ; screen ; outbid. — vr cover
oneself ; be covered ; be cloudy. covelline, /. (Min. ..."
5. A System of Mineralogy: Comprising the Most Recent Discoveries: Including by James Dwight Dana (1854)
"The covelline of Leogang, in Salzburg, occurs mostly massive, but affords minute
crystals, according to Kenngott, which present faces of two hexagonal ..."
6. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1897)
"... deposition of these ores as sulphides grows stronger. The conversion of
chalcocite into covelline is, of course, a comparatively well- known phenomenon. ..."
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