Definition of Pirites
Py*ri"tes (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr.
&?; fire. See Pyre.] (Min.) A name given to a
number of metallic minerals, sulphides of iron, copper, cobalt,
nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color.
&fist; The term was originally applied to the mineral pyrite, or
iron pyrites, in allusion to its giving sparks when struck with
steel.
Arsenical pyrites, arsenopyrite. --
Auriferous pyrites. See under
Auriferous. -- Capillary pyrites,
millerite. -- Common pyrites, isometric
iron disulphide; pyrite. -- Hair pyrites,
millerite. -- Iron pyrites. See
Pyrite. -- Magnetic pyrites,
pyrrhotite. -- Tin pyrites,
stannite. -- White iron pyrites,
orthorhombic iron disulphide; marcasite. This includes cockscomb
pyrites (a variety of marcasite, named in allusion to its form), spear
pyrites, etc. -- Yellow, or
Copper, pyrites, the sulphide
of copper and iron; chalcopyrite.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- any of various metallic sulphide minerals, mostly of iron
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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