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bornitic

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born⋅ite

  [bawr-nahyt]
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–noun
a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu5FeS4, occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
Origin:
1850–55; named after I. von Born (1742–91), Austrian mineralogist; see -ite 1

Related forms:
bor⋅nit⋅ic  [bawr-nit-ik] , adjective
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