paramelaconite

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ melaconite, from mela- +‎ conite, ultimately from para- +‎ Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas) +‎ Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis) +‎ -ite.

Noun

paramelaconite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black mineral containing copper and oxygen.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Paramelaconite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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