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chalcopyrite

chal·co·py·rite

UK/ˌkæl.kəˈpaɪˌɹaɪt/ uncommon

noun

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a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper-iron sulfide

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From chalco- (“copper, ore”) + pyrite. Named by Johann Friedrich Henckel 1725.

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