"Pyrites" is a word in ENGLISH

pyrites ENGLISH
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of Pyrite

pyrites ENGLISH
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A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides
of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish
color.

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allomorph ENGLISH

A variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial or complete change or substitution of material; -- thus limonite is frequently …

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alum shale ENGLISH

A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, …

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ampelite ENGLISH

An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the ancients to kill insects, etc., on vines; -- applied by Brongniart to …

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arsenopyrite ENGLISH

A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called arsenical pyrites and …

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bisulphide ENGLISH

A sulphide having two atoms of sulphur in the molecule; a disulphide, as in iron pyrites, FeS2; -- less frequently …

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brass ENGLISH

Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass.

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brat ENGLISH

A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.

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chalcopyrite ENGLISH

Copper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur. It occurs massive and …

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copperas ENGLISH

Green vitriol, or sulphate of iron; a green crystalline substance, of an astringent taste, used in making ink, in dyeing …

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firestone ENGLISH

Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire; also, a flint.

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gossan ENGLISH

Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein.

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lav/sium ENGLISH

A supposed new metallic element. It is said to have been discovered in pyrites, and some other minerals, and to …

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magistral ENGLISH

Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South …

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marcasite ENGLISH

A sulphide of iron resembling pyrite or common iron pyrites in composition, but differing in form; white iron pyrites.

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margaba HILIGAYNON

margába - (Sp. marga, margajita) Pyrites, mispickel; marl.

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millerite ENGLISH

A sulphide of nickel, commonly occurring in delicate capillary crystals, also in incrustations of a bronze yellow; -- sometimes called …

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mispickel ENGLISH

Arsenical iron pyrites; arsenopyrite.

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mundic ENGLISH

Iron pyrites, or arsenical pyrites; -- so called by the Cornish miners.

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persulphide ENGLISH

A sulphide containing more sulphur than some other compound of the same elements; as, iron pyrites is a persulphide; -- …

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pyritaceous ENGLISH

Of or pertaining to pyrites. See Pyritic.

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