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bornite

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born·ite  (bôrnt)
n.
A brownish-bronze, lustrous copper ore with the composition Cu5FeS4 that tarnishes to purple when exposed to air.
[After Ignaz von Born (1742-1791), Austrian mineralogist.]
bornite [ˈbɔːnaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron that tarnishes to purple or dark red. It occurs in copper deposits. Formula: Cu5FeS4 Also called peacock ore
[named after I. von Born (1742-91), Austrian mineralogist; see -ite1]
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Noun1.bornite - a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits
peacock ore
atomic number 29, copper, Cu - a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition


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Acid base accounting studies of the bornite, chalcocite and magnetite mineralization demonstrate the mineralization is environmentally benign and very highly unlikely to produce acid mine drainage.
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Copper, with grades shown in Table 2, is mainly contained in chalcopyrite, bornite, chalcocite, and copper carbonates in the oxide zone.
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Copper and molybdenum mineralization on the Junin project occurs primarily as bornite, chalcopyrite and molybdenite associated with multiple staged stock work veining and breccias.
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