iron pyrites

American  

noun

1. pyrite; fool's gold.

2. marcasite.

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iron pyrites British  

/ ˈpaɪraɪts /

noun

1. another name for pyrite

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Etymology

Origin of iron pyrites

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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iron pyrites

Walker geologizes; amongst other things he finds much iron pyrites.

From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold

Now, iron pyrites is harder than steel, and therefore a knife will fail to scratch it.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 by Various

Where you're to blame is for having gone off on a wild-goose chase and left the claims and then been bamboozled by such nonsense as sacks full of iron pyrites.

From The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)

Should there be much iron pyrites in the Lignite, it is sure, sooner or later, to decompose, when all that can be done is to throw it away.

From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Gray, Peter

There, close to the boundary of the province of Manila and district of Moron, I found a face of disintegrated quartz glittering with large crystals of iron pyrites.

From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.