chalcopyrite

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A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS2
Copper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur
A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron
Most common copper mineral, a copper and iron sulfide (CuFeS2), and a very important copper ore. It typically occurs in ore veins deposited at medium and high temperatures, as in parts of Spain, Japan, Montana, and Missouri. Chalcopyrite is a member of a group of sulfide minerals, and it crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system. Its atomic structure is related to that of sphalerite
It occurs massive and in tetragonal crystals of a bright brass yellow color
a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper-iron sulfide
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chalcopyrite

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    chal·co·py·rite

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    () From the Greek χαλκός (khalkos) "copper", and pyrites. Named by Johann Friedrich Henckel 1725.James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume I, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1944
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