Chalcosine

/ˈkælkoʊsaɪn/ noun

Definition

A dark gray or black mineral made of copper and sulfur that is an important ore for extracting copper.

Etymology

From Greek 'chalkos' (copper) and the suffix '-ine,' directly referencing its copper content. Also called chalcocite, it's one of the oldest known copper minerals.

Kelly Says

Chalcosine was being mined by ancient civilizations thousands of years ago—it's actually one of the earliest sources of copper for making bronze and copper tools before people even understood what elements were.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
ARالعربية
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
BNবাংলা
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
CACatalà
chalcosine
chal-ko-zi-ne
CSČeština
chalcosine
chal-ko-zi-ne
DADansk
chalcosine
chal-ko-zi-ne
DEDeutsch
Chalcosine
hal-ko-zi-ne
ELΕλληνικά
χαλκοσίνη
hal-ko-si-ni
ESEspañol
calcosina
kal-ko-si-na
FAفارسی
چلکوسین
chal-ko-sin
FISuomi
chalcosine
chal-ko-zi-ne
FRFrançais
chalcosine
sal-ko-zin
GUGU
ચલ્કોસાઈન
chal-ko-sai-n
HAHA
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
HEעברית
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
HIहिन्दी
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
HUMagyar
chalcosine
chal-ko-zi-ne
IDBahasa Indonesia
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
IGIG
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
ITItaliano
chalcosine
kal-ko-zi-ne
JA日本語
黄銅鉱
こうどうこう
KKKK
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
KMKM
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
KO한국어
황철석
hwangcheol-seok
MRMR
चालकोसाइन
chaal-ko-sai-n
MSBahasa Melayu
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
MYမြန်မာ
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
NLNederlands
chalcosine
chal-ko-zi-ne
NONorsk
chalcosine
chal-ko-zi-ne
PAPA
ਚਲਕੋਸਾਈਨ
chal-ko-sai-n
PLPolski
chalcosine
chal-ko-zi-ne
PTPortuguês
calcosina
kal-ko-si-na
RORomână
chalcosine
chal-ko-zi-ne
RUРусский
халькозин
hal-ko-zin
SVSvenska
chalcosine
chal-ko-zi-ne
SWKiswahili
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
TAதமிழ்
பச்சைப் பெருங்கல்
pachai-per-unga-l
TEతెలుగు
చాల్కోసైన్
chaal-ko-sai-n
THไทย
แคลโคซีน
khlǎk-o-so-zin
TLTL
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
TRTürkçe
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
UKУкраїнська
халькозин
hal-ko-zin
URاردو
چلکو سائین
chal-ko-sai-in
VITiếng Việt
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
YOYO
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin
ZH中文
黄铜矿
huángtóu kuàng
ZUZU
chalcosine
chal-ko-zin

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