Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Bornite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bornite
n : a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is
found in copper deposits [syn: {peacock ore}]
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