MARCASITE


Meaning of MARCASITE in English

— marcasitical /mahr'keuh sit"i keuhl/ , adj.

/mahr"keuh suyt'/ , n.

1. a common mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , chemically similar to pyrite but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.

2. any of the crystallized forms of iron pyrites, much used in the 18th century for ornaments.

3. a specimen or ornament of this substance.

[ 1375-1425; late ME marcasita marqashita marqashita ]

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