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A mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits
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bornite
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n. a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits [syn: peacock ore ]
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n. (context mineral English) A reddish mineral that tarnishes on exposure to air; it is a mixed sulfide of iron and copper with the chemical formula copper 5 ironsulfur and is an important ore of copper.
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Bornite , also known as peacock ore , is a sulfide mineral with chemical composition Cu FeS that crystallizes in the orthorhombic system (pseudo-cubic).
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bornite \Bor"nite\, n. [Named after Von Born, a mineralogist.] (Min.) A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; -- also called purple copper ore (or erubescite ), in allusion to the colors shown upon the slightly tarnished surface.