nantokite Min.
(ˈnæntəkaɪt)
Also nantoquite.
[f. Nantoco in Chile + -ite 2 b.]
A white chloride of copper found in granular masses.
| 1872 Dana Min. App. i. 11 Nantokite. .. Occurs in a copper vein with atacamite. 1893 Chapman Blowpipe Pract. 188 Nantokite..often greenish externally. |