arsenopyrite
Noun
Meaning
A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called arsenical pyrites and mispickel.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
mispickel
ore
cinnabar
columbite
galena
chalcopyrite
covellite
chalcocite
argentite
cobaltite
cassiterite
bornite
bournonite
enargite
linnaeite
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On roasting arsenopyrite in air, arsenic sublimes as arsenic(III) oxide leaving iron oxides, while roasting without air results in the production of metallic arsenic.
Gold-containing arsenopyrite ores are similarly reactive toward inorganic cyanide.