A type of mineral or rock containing copper and iron, named after Aphrodite the Greek goddess of love.
From Greek Aphrodite (goddess of love and beauty) + -eum (Latin suffix for substance or place). The name was applied to this mineral because of its attractive appearance or association with copper, a metal sacred to Aphrodite.
Ancient Greeks literally named rocks after their gods! This shows how mining and geology were so connected to mythology that miners would honor the deities they believed controlled what they found underground.
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