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• Pyrite

  [pahy-rahyt] /ˈpaɪ raɪt/ noun 1. a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system. /ˈpaɪraɪt/ noun 1. a yellow mineral, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and in veins. It […]

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  [pahy-rahy-teez, puh-, pahy-rahyts] /paɪˈraɪ tiz, pə-, ˈpaɪ raɪts/ noun, plural pyrites. Mineralogy. 1. . 2. . 3. any of various other metallic sulfides, as of copper or tin. [pahy-rahyt] /ˈpaɪ raɪt/ noun 1. a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of […]

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