bornite
Meanings
noun
- A reddish mineral that tarnishes on exposure to air; it is a mixed sulfide of iron and copper with the chemical formula Cu₅FeS and is an important ore of copper.
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Etymology
From Born + -ite, named after Austrian mineralogist Ignaz von Born.
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