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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Copper and mispickel are mined only in small quantities.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various
It is a mineral of secondary origin, having resulted by the decomposition of copper ores and mispickel in the upper part of mineral veins.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
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
Pyrites, mispickel, &c., are insoluble in hydrochloric acid, but they are readily attacked by nitric acid.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
Iron is found combined with sulphur in pyrrhotine and pyrites, and together with arsenic in mispickel.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
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