olivenite

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A mineral, Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH), a basic arsenate of copper, that is brown, olive green, or gray in color and found in copper deposits.

[German Olivenit : Olive, olive (from Latin olva; see olive) + -it, n. suff. (from Latin -ta; see -ite¹).]

olivenite [ɒˈlɪvɪˌnaɪt]

(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a green to black rare secondary mineral consisting of hydrated basic copper arsenate in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)

[from German Oliven(erz) olive (ore) + -ite¹]

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olivenite - rare green to black mineral consisting of hydrated copper arsenate that is found in copper deposits

mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

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