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chalcopyrite
[ kal-kuh-pahy-rahyt ]
noun
- a very common mineral, copper iron sulfide, CuFeS 2 , occurring in brass-yellow crystals or masses: the most important ore of copper; copper pyrites.
chalcopyrite
/ -ˈpaɪə-; ˌkælkəˈpaɪraɪt /
noun
- a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS 2 Also calledcopper pyrites
chalcopyrite
/ kăl′kə-pī′rīt′ /
- A brassy yellow, metallic, tetragonal mineral, usually occurring as shapeless masses of grains. Chalcopyrite is found in igneous rocks and copper-rich shales, and it is an important ore of copper. Because of its shiny look and often yellow color, it is sometimes mistaken for gold, and for this reason it is also called fool's gold. Chemical formula: CuFeS 2 .
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Example Sentences
The cobalt ores at these localities occur with pyrites and chalcopyrite as bands in gneiss.
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Both chalcocite and chalcopyrite frequently occur in silver-bearing rocks.
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Much of the copper of commerce is made from chalcopyrite and bornite, and these ores are more difficult to work.
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Differs from chalcopyrite by paler color and much greater hardness.
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Copper-glance readily alters to other minerals, such as malachite, covellite, melaconite and chalcopyrite.
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