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[syn: bornite, peacock ore]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bornite \Bor"nite\, n. [Named after Von Born, a mineralogist.]
(Min.)
A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and
sulphur; -- also called purple copper ore (or
erubescite), in allusion to the colors shown upon the
slightly tarnished surface.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bornite
n 1: a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is
found in copper deposits [syn: bornite, peacock ore]