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Definition of Bornite
1. Noun. A mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits.
Definition of Bornite
1. n. 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.
Definition of Bornite
1. Noun. (minerology) 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. ¹
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Definition of Bornite
1. an ore of copper [n -S] : BORNITIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Bornite
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Literary usage of Bornite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1916)
"Special attention is directed to the decomposition of the bornite. ... 17 shows
garnet cut and replaced by chalcopyrite and bornite, and Fig. ..."
2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1916)
"Special attention is directed to the decomposition of the bornite. ... 17 shows
garnet cut and replaced by chalcopyrite and bornite, and Fig. ..."
3. Mineral Deposits by Waldemar Lindgren (1919)
"This was followed by hydrothermal action producing chlorite, sericite, epidote
and bornite, and finally, zeolites. The chalcocite is regarded as a product ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1917)
"bornite This mineral is universally found in the primary ores, though not as
abundantly ... Although bornite occurs undoubtedly in the richer primary ores, ..."
5. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences by Washington Academy of Sciences (1915)
"Analyses of bornite from different sources have led to several empirical ...
The constitution of bornite has been a favorite subject of speculation. ..."
6. The Geology and Ore Deposits of the Virgilina District of Virginia and North by Francis Baker Laney (1917)
"Like chalcocite and chalcopyrite, the bornite of the Virgilina district is of
... 2 prospect, bornite is very rarely found in association with chalcopyrite. ..."
7. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1915)
"The isomorphism of bornite and chalco- eite does not seem at all probable ...
As far as known bornite is isometric and, if so, it is difficult to conceive ..."
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