pyrite : Idioms & Phrases

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Arsenical pyrites

  • arsenopyrite.
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Auriferous pyrites

  • . See under Auriferous.
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Capillary pyrites

  • millerite.
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Common pyrites

  • isometric iron disulphide; pyrite.
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copper pyrites

  • noun a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron sulfide
    chalcopyrite.
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Hair pyrites

  • millerite.
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iron pyrite

  • noun a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color
    fool's gold; pyrite; iron pyrite.
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Iron pyrites

  • noun a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color
    fool's gold; pyrite; iron pyrite.
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  • . See Pyrite.
  • (Min.), common pyrites, or pyrite. See Pyrites.
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Magnetic pyrites

  • noun a brownish iron sulfide mineral (FeS) having weak magnetic properties
    pyrrhotite; pyrrhotine.
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  • pyrrhotite.
  • . See Pyrrhotite.
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Tin pyrites

  • noun a dark grey mineral with a metallic luster that is a source of tin
    stannite.
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  • stannite.
  • . See Stannite.
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White iron pyrites

  • (Min.), marcasite.
  • orthorhombic iron disulphide; marcasite. This includes cockscomb pyrites (a variety of marcasite, named in allusion to its form), spear pyrites, etc.
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Yellow, ∨ Copper, pyrites

  • the sulphide of copper and iron; chalcopyrite.
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~= pyrites

  • iron pyrites (iron disulphide), containing some gold disseminated through it.
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