bornite

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 (1742-91), Austrian mineralogist; see -ITE1]

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Common copper-ore mineral, copper and iron sulfide (Cu5FeS4).

Typical occurrences are found in Mount Lyell, Tasmania; Chile; Peru; and Butte, Mont. Bornite may form isometric crystals but occurs most commonly as irregular masses. Under appropriate geologic conditions, it alters to chalcocite and other copper minerals.

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      a copper-ore mineral, copper and iron sulfide (Cu5FeS4). Typical occurrences are found in Mount Lyell, Tasmania; Chile; Peru; and Butte, Mont., U.S. Bornite, one of the common copper minerals, forms isometric crystals but is seldom found in these forms. It alters readily upon weathering to chalcocite and other copper minerals. For detailed physical properties, see sulfide mineral (table).

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