pyrite

Noun

Meaning

A common mineral of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system; iron pyrites; iron disulphide.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fool's gold iron pyrite garnet emery firestone graphite clay crystal brimstone mineral gypsum calcite alabaster fluorite carbon
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Hypernyms

mineral

Related terms

pyro- pyr-

Phrases with the word

common iron pyrite pyrite stone cubic pyrite white iron pyrite pyrite nugget pyrite ore

Derivatives

pyrites

Examples

Berzelius and Gahn wanted to use the pyrite and they also observed that the red precipitate gave off a smell like horseradish when burned. Source: Internet

Bravoite is a nickel-cobalt bearing variety of pyrite, with > 50% substitution of Ni 2+ for Fe 2+ within pyrite. Source: Internet

Hazards A pyrite cube (center) has dissolved away from a host rock, leaving behind trace gold. Source: Internet

In contrast, some minerals, such as hematite or pyrite are opaque even in thin-section. Source: Internet

Iron pyrite is unstable in the natural environment: in nature it is always being created or being destroyed. Source: Internet

Iron pyrite was heaped up and allowed to weather (an example of an early form of heap leaching ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Pyriphlegethon pyriproxyfen pyritaceous pyrite crystal pyrite mineral pyrite nugget