chalcocite

Meanings

nounchalcocite (countable and uncountable, plural chalcocites)

plural chalcocites

countableuncountablechemistryCuprous sulfide, Cu₂S, an important ore of copper.
Their croppings are either entirely barren or contain only a moderate amount of copper, but much richer ore is ordinarily found just above the chalcocite zone.
1905, Waldemar Lindgren, The Copper Deposits of the Clifton-Morenci District, Arizona, page 207
Synonyms: chalcosine, copper-glance, redruthite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCuprous sulfide, Cu₂S, an important ore of copper.

Similar

chalcosinecopper-glanceredruthite

More synonyms by meaning

nouna heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper

Similar

copper glance

Broader

mineral

Also see

redruthite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós) + English -ite.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 輝銅礦 /辉铜矿

輝銅礦 /辉铜矿 (huītóngkuàng)cuprous sulfide

Finnish kuparihohde, kalkosiitti

kuparihohdecuprous sulfide
kalkosiitticuprous sulfide

German Chalkosin, Kupferglanz

Chalkosincuprous sulfide
Kupferglanzcuprous sulfide

Greek χαλκοσίνης

χαλκοσίνης (chalkosínis)cuprous sulfide

Japanese 輝銅鉱

輝銅鉱 (kidōkō)cuprous sulfide

Spanish calcosina

calcosinacuprous sulfide

Swedish kopparglans

kopparglanscuprous sulfide

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

catecholic

Cite this entry

APA

chalcocite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalcocite

MLA

“chalcocite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalcocite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chalcocite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalcocite.

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