From its old Latin name chalcanthum "flowers of copper".
chalcanthite (usually uncountable, plural chalcanthites)
(mineral) A mineral form of copper sulfate, CuSO4.
• bluestone
Source: Wiktionary
Chal*can"thite, n. Etym: [L. chalcanthum a solution of blue vitriol, Gr. (Min.)
Definition: Native blue vitriol. See Blue vitriol, under Blue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 May 2025
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
