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Webster 1913 Edition


Bornite

Bor′nite

,
Noun.
[Named after Von
Born
, a mineralogist.]
(Min.)
A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; – also called
purple copper ore
(or
erubescite
), in allusion to the colors shown upon the slightly tarnished surface.

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Bornite

Bornite

See also: bornite

German

Noun

Bornite m

  1. plural of Bornit

bornite

bornite

See also: Bornite

English

Noun

bornite (plural bornites)

  1. (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.

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