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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron sulfide [syn: chalcopyrite, copper pyrites]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin chalcopyrites, from Greek chalkos + Latin pyrites Date: 1835 a yellow mineral that consists of a sulfide of copper and iron and is an important copper ore

Britannica Concise

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.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a yellow mineral of copper-iron sulphide, which is the principal ore of copper. Etymology: Gk khalkos copper + PYRITE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chalcopyrite Chal`co*pyr"ite, n. [Gr. chalko`s brass + E. pyrite. So named from its color.] (Min.) Copper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur. It occurs massive and in tetragonal crystals of a bright brass yellow color.