出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2016/08/24 16:19 UTC 版)
After Italian mineralogist Niccolo Covelli (1790–1829) + -ite.
covellite (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 covellites)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/10 10:16 UTC 版)
Covellite (also known as covelline) is a rare copper sulfide mineral with the formula CuS. This indigo blue mineral is ubiquitous in copper ores, it is found in limited abundance and is not an important ore of copper itself, although it is well known to mineral collectors.