Look up: pyrite

1. pyrite
   [n] - a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color
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2. Pyrite
   Pyr'ite noun ; plural Pyrites . [ Confer French pyrite . See Pyrites .] (Min.) A common mineral of a pale brass- yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system; iron pyrites; iron dis...
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3. pyrite
   <chemistry> A name given to a number of common sulphur-containing metallic minerals, sulphides of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish colour. ... The term was originally applied to the mineral pyrite, or iron pyrites, in allusion to its giving sparks when struck with...
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4. pyrite
   iron pyrite noun a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color
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5. 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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6. pyrite
   a naturally occurring iron disulfide mineral. The name comes from the Greek word pyr, `fire,` because pyrite emits sparks when struck by steel. ... [9 related articles]
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7. Pyrite
   A hard, heavy, shiny, yellow mineral, FeS2 or iron disulfide, generally in cubic crystals. Also called iron pyrites, fool's gold, sulfur balls. Iron pyrite is the most common sulfide found in coal mines.
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8. pyrite
   pyrite (pī'rīt) or iron pyrites (pīrī'tēz, pu–, pī'rīts) , pale brass-yellow mineral, the bisulfide of iron, FeS2. It occurs most commonly in crystals (belonging to the isometric system and usually in the form of cubes and pyritohedrons) bu...
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9. Pyrite
   Pyrite is one of the most common minerals. It is a shiny yellow mineral resembling gold, whence it's name 'fool's gold' formed from cooling magma and is found as an igneous segregation and also in metamorphic rocks and as vein deposits. Often it is found in sedimentary rocks being both primary and s...
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10. pyrite
    Iron sulphide FeS₂. It has a yellow metallic lustre and a hardness of 6–6.5 on the Mohs scale. It is used in the production of sulphuric acid
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11. Pyrite
    The mineral `pyrite`, or `iron pyrite`, is an iron sulfide with the formula FeS₂. This mineral`s metallic luster and pale-to-normal, brass-yellow hue have earned it the nickname `fool`s gold` because of its resemblance to gold. The color has also led to the nicknames `brass`, `brazz...
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