bornite

See also: Bornite

English

Etymology

Born +‎ -ite, named after Austrian mineralogist Ignaz von Born.

Noun

bornite (plural bornites)

1. (mineralogy) 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.

Synonyms

• erubescite (obsolete)
• peacock ore, peacock copper (informal)

Derived terms

• bornitic

 

Translations

mineral

• Catalan: bornita f
• Finnish: borniitti, kirjava kuparikiisu
• Hungarian: bornit
• Serbo-Croatian: bornit (sh)
• Spanish: bornita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Bornite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “bornite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• Bertino, robinet