bornite
See also: Bornite
English
editEtymology
editBorn + -ite, named after Austrian mineralogist Ignaz von Born.
Noun
editbornite (plural bornites)
- (mineralogy) A reddish mineral that tarnishes on exposure to air; it is a mixed sulfide of iron and copper with the chemical formula Cu5FeS and is an important ore of copper.
Synonyms
edit- erubescite (obsolete)
- peacock ore, peacock copper (informal)
Derived terms
editTranslations
editmineral
Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Bornite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “bornite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.