wheatleyite

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noun

A triclinic-pinacoidal blue mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA triclinic-pinacoidal blue mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.

Origin

From Wheatley + -ite, after the Wheatley mine, near Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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APA

wheatleyite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheatleyite

MLA

“wheatleyite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheatleyite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheatleyite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheatleyite.

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