covellite: Meaning and Definition of

co•vel•lite

Pronunciation: (kō-vel'īt, kō'vu-līt"), [key]
— n.
  1. a mineral, copper sulfide, CuS, indigo in color and usually occurring as a massive coating on other copper minerals.
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