Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
Chessy copper (which see, undercopper ).
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Examples
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(hence the name chessylite, sometimes used instead of azurite).
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Frank Bertram Wade
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The most abundant oxidised ores are the carbonates, malachite and chessylite; the silicates, as also the red and black oxides, occur less abundantly.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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(malachite and chessylite), and carbonate of magnesia (magnesite), are common.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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