bornite

bornite

See also: Bornite

English

Etymology

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

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
• peacock ore, peacock copper

Translations

mineral

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

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Bornite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “bornite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

Anagrams

• Bertino, robinet