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Atacamite

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A`tac´a`mite
n.1.(Min.) An oxychloride of copper, usually in emerald-green prismatic crystals.


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Its jaws use a mystery-element-containing mineral called atacamite.
Name that element! by Science World
Stucky and his coworkers recently reported that the tiny jaws of the bloodworm, Glycera dibranchiata, contain the copper chloride mineral called atacamite, which makes the structures particularly strong (SN: 11/9/02, p.
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Mineralization principally consists of copper oxides, malachite, azurite, chrysocolla, and atacamite and to lesser extent chalcopyrite and bornite.
West Hawk Acquires Gold and Copper Properties in Chile by Business Wire
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