peacock ore
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peacock ore — n. BORNITE … English World dictionary
peacock ore — pea′cock ore n. bornite • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
peacock ore — /ˈpikɒk ɔ/ (say peekok aw) noun → bornite …
peacock ore — noun a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits • Syn: ↑bornite • Hypernyms: ↑mineral • Substance Meronyms: ↑copper, ↑Cu, ↑atomic number 29 … Useful english dictionary
Peacock (disambiguation) — Peacock may be one of the following:Biological*A male Peafowl, or sometimes any peafowl *Peacock (butterfly), several unrelated butterflies with ocelli resembling those of a peacock *Red sandalwood tree sometimes called peacock flower fence… … Wikipedia
Bornite — infobox mineral name = Bornite category = Sulfide mineral boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = caption = formula = Cu5FeS4 molweight = 342.681 color = Copper red, bronze brown, purple habit = Granular, massive, disseminated Crystals pseudocubic,… … Wikipedia
bornite — bornitic /bawr nit ik/, adj. /bawr nuyt/, n. a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu5FeS4, occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore. [1850 55; named after I. von Born (1742… … Universalium
Борнит — [по фам. Борн] м л, Cu5FeS4. Образует несколько полиморфных модиф.: тетраг. низкотемпературную, триг. метастабильную при низкой температуре, куб. стабильную выше 228 °С. Габ. куб., додекаэдрический, реже октаэдрический. Сп. несов. по {111}. Агр.… … Геологическая энциклопедия
bornite — /ˈbɔnaɪt/ (say bawnuyt) noun a common mineral, copper iron sulphide, Cu5FeS4, characterised by reddish colour on fresh fractures tarnishing to iridescent purple; an important ore of copper; peacock ore. {named after I von Born, 1742–91, Austrian… …
atomic number 29 — noun a ductile malleable reddish brown corrosion resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor • Syn: ↑copper, ↑Cu •… … Useful english dictionary
