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Named after Italian mineralogist Niccolo Covelli (1790–1829) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A shiny indigo-blue sulfide mineral, CuS, that is an ore of copper. Full definition →
Today it means: A shiny indigo-blue sulfide mineral, CuS, that is an ore of copper. Full definition →
Named after Italian mineralogist Niccolo Covelli (1790–1829) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.