Etymology

atlasite

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Today it means: A discredited mineral, thought to be a mixture of azurite and atacamite. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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From Atlas + -ite.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A discredited mineral, thought to be a mixture of azurite and atacamite.

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