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mispickel

American

[mis-pik-uhl] / ˈmɪsˌpɪk əl /

noun

Mineralogy.

arsenopyrite.

mispickel British

/ ˈmɪsˌpɪkəl /

noun

another name for arsenopyrite

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Etymology

Origin of mispickel

First recorded in 1675–85, mispickel is from the German word Mispickel

Example Sentences

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Pyriten argenteum was either marcasite or mispickel, neither of which offers much suggestion; nor are we able to hazard an explanation of value.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

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

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

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

Copper and mispickel are mined only in small quantities.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various

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