mispickel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mispickel
First recorded in 1675–85, mispickel is from the German word Mispickel
Example Sentences
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The gold is also often visible to the naked eye in all the associated minerals, and particularly in the mispickel and blende.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 by Various
A sample of mispickel contains 7 per cent. cobalt.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
The mispickel and copper and iron pyrites are converted into oxides by roasting, and are in great part removed by a subsequent washing.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
The sulphur and arsenic of such minerals as mispickel and pyrites are oxidised by the hot air and pass off as sulphur dioxide and "white arsenic."
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
With mispickel, and those substances which easily give off arsenic on heating, the substance is first treated with nitric acid, evaporated to dryness, and then the residue is treated in the way just described.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
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