Chalcopyrite

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(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.

Noun

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chalcopyrite - a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper-iron sulfide Synonyms: copper pyrites

atomic number 29, copper, copper pyrites, Cu, mineral