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chalcopyrite definition

chal·co·py·rite (kal′kō pī′rīt′, -pir′īt′)

noun

a bright-yellow mineral, CuFeS, an important ore of copper; copper iron sulfide

Etymology: chalco- + pyrite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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