pyrite

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS₂), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.

   “The pyrite output in 1961 was 1.2 million tons, derived mainly from the Hsiang Shan mine in Anhwei and the Ying-te mine in Kwangtung.”

2. isim Any metallic-looking sulphide, such as the above, which is the most common.
3. isim (usually as a plural: pyrites) Any metal dichalcogenide that is isostructural to the common mineral.

   “Copper diselenide can occur both as a marcasite and a pyrite.”