Marcasite Definition

märkə-sīt, -zīt
noun
An orthorhombic mineral, FeS2, that is dimorphic with pyrite; iron sulfide.
Webster's New World
This mineral cut and mounted on silver or other white metal to look like brilliants.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Marcasite

Noun

Singular:
marcasite
Plural:
marcasites

Origin of Marcasite

  • Middle English from Medieval Latin marcasīta from Arabic marqašīṯā from Aramaic marqəšitā from Akkadian marḫašu from marḫaši ancient region in the eastern Iranian plateau

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Marcasite Sentence Examples

  • Marcasite is thus the less stable of the two modifications of iron disulphide.

  • The crystals are orthorhombic, with angles similar to those of marcasite; they are often prismatic in habit, and the prism M is usually terminated by the deeply striated faces of an obtuse dome r.

  • Twinning is not uncommon, the twinplanes M (i io) and g (roi) being the same as in marcasite.

  • Other species belonging to this isomorphous group of orthorhombic minerals are marcasite (FeS2), lollingite (FeAs 2), safflorite (CoAs2) and rammelsbergite (NiAs 2).

  • Apart from crystalline form, the external characters of marcasite are very similar to those of pyrites, and when distinct crystals are not available the two species cannot always be easily distinguished.

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