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Definition of pyrite
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Pyrite
(n.) A
common
mineral
of a pale
brass-yellow
color and
brilliant
metallic
luster,
crystallizing
in the
isometric
system;
iron
pyrites;
iron
disulphide..
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Millerite
::
Millerite
(n.) A
sulphide
of
nickel,
commonly
occurring
in
delicate
capillary
crystals,
also in
incrustations
of a
bronze
yellow;
--
sometimes
called
hair
pyrites..
Pyritohedron
::
Pyritohedron
(n.) The
pentagonal
dodecahedron,
a
common
form of
pyrite..
Sulphur
::
Sulphur
(n.) A
nonmetallic
element
occurring
naturally
in large
quantities,
either
combined
as in the
sulphides
(as
pyrites)
and
sulphates
(as
gypsum),
or
native
in
volcanic
regions,
in vast beds mixed with
gypsum
and
various
earthy
materials,
from which it is
melted
out.
Symbol
S.
Atomic
weight
32. The
specific
gravity
of
ordinary
octohedral
sulphur
is 2.05; of
prismatic
sulphur,
1.96..
Pyrites
::
Pyrites
(n.) A name given to a
number
of
metallic
minerals,
sulphides
of iron,
copper,
cobalt,
nickel,
and tin, of a white or
yellowish
color..
Copperas
::
Copperas
(n.) Green
vitriol,
or
sulphate
of iron; a green
crystalline
substance,
of an
astringent
taste,
used in
making
ink, in
dyeing
black,
as a tonic in
medicine,
etc. It is made on a large scale by the
oxidation
of iron
pyrites.
Called
also
ferrous
sulphate..
Mispickel
::
Mispickel
(n.)
Arsenical
iron
pyrites;
arsenopyrite.
Bisulphide
::
Bisulphide
(n.) A
sulphide
having
two atoms of
sulphur
in the
molecule;
a
disulphide,
as in iron
pyrites,
FeS2; -- less
frequently
called
bisulphuret..
Alum Shale
::
Alum shale () A
variety
of shale or clay
slate,
containing
iron
pyrites,
the
decomposition
of which leads to the
formation
of alum, which often
effloresces
on the
rock..
Firestone
::
Firestone
(n.) Iron
pyrites,
formerly
used for
striking
fire; also, a
flint..
Ampelite
::
Ampelite
(n.) An earth
abounding
in
pyrites,
used by the
ancients
to kill
insects,
etc., on
vines;
--
applied
by
Brongniart
to a
carbonaceous
alum
schist..
Pyritaceous
::
Pyritaceous
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
pyrites.
See
Pyritic.
Brass
::
Brass (n.) Lumps of
pyrites
or
sulphuret
of iron, the color of which is near to that of
brass..
Gossan
::
Gossan
(n.)
Decomposed
rock,
usually
reddish
or
ferruginous
(owing
to
oxidized
pyrites),
forming
the upper part of a
metallic
vein..
Pyrrhotite
::
Pyrrhotite
(n.) A
bronze-colored
mineral,
of
metallic
luster.
It is a
sulphide
of iron, and is
remarkable
for being
attracted
by the
magnet.
Called
also
magnetic
pyrites..
Pyritohedral
::
Pyritohedral
(a.) Like
pyrites
in
hemihedral
form.
Seleniferous
::
Seleniferous
(a.)
Containing,
or
impregnated
with,
selenium;
as,
seleniferous
pyrites..
Melampyrite
::
Melampyrite
(n.) The
saccharine
substance
dulcite;
-- so
called
because
found in the
leaves
of
cowwheat
(Melampyrum).
See
Dulcite.
Loellingite
::
Loellingite
(n.) A
tin-white
arsenide
of iron,
isomorphous
with
arsenopyrite..
Pyrites
::
Pyrites
(pl. ) of
Pyrit.
Mundic
::
Mundic
(n.) Iron
pyrites,
or
arsenical
pyrites;
-- so
called
by the
Cornish
miners..
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