ARSENOPYRITE


Meaning of ARSENOPYRITE in English

ˌärs( ə )nō, ärˌsenō+ noun

( -s )

Etymology: arsen- + pyrite

: a mineral FeAsS consisting of a hard tin-white or grayish iron sulfarsenide occurring in prismatic orthorhombic crystals or in masses or grains, found chiefly in crystalline rocks, and constituting the principal ore of arsenic (hardness 5.5-6, specific gravity 5.9-6.2) — called also arsenical pyrites, mispickel

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