| copper pyrites n. See chalcopyrite. |
copper pyrites [ˈpaɪraɪts]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) (functioning as singular) another name for chalcopyrite
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| Noun | 1. |  copper pyrites - a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron sulfideatomic 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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