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chalcopyrite vs. pyrite

[ kal-kuh-pahy-rahyt ]
noun
  1. a very common mineral, copper iron sulfide, CuFeS2, occurring in brass-yellow crystals or masses: the most important ore of copper; copper pyrites.
[ pahy-rahyt ]
noun
  1. a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS2, with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.

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