CHALCOPYRITE


Meaning of CHALCOPYRITE in English

[ ˌkalkə(ʊ)'pʌɪrʌɪt ]

■ noun a yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron, the principal ore of copper.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. ~s , from Gk khalkos 'copper' + puritēs (see pyrites ).

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