GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Chalcopyrite , n. [Gr. χαλκός 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.1913 Webster