shattuckite

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noun

A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounshattuckite (countable and uncountable, plural shattuckites)

plural shattuckites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA copper silicate hydroxide mineral.

Origin

Shattuck Mine, Arizona, where it was first discovered, + -ite.

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APA

shattuckite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shattuckite

MLA

“shattuckite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shattuckite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shattuckite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shattuckite.

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