arsenopyrite

See also: Arsenopyrite

English

Etymology

From arseno- +‎ pyrite.

Noun

arsenopyrite (countable and uncountable, plural arsenopyrites)

(mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.

Synonyms

AsPy, FeAsS, mispickel

Translations

a silvery-grey ore of arsenic

Afrikaans: arseenpiriet (af), arsenopiriet (af)
Estonian: arsenopüriit
Finnish: arseenikiisu, arsenopyriitti
Polish: arsenopiryt (pl) m
Portuguese: arsenopirita f
Russian: арсенопири́т (ru) m (arsenopirít)
Spanish: arsenopirita f

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Arsenopyrite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“arsenopyrite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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