Chalcopyrite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chalcopyrite \Chal`co*pyr"ite\, n. [Gr. chalko`s brass + E.
     pyrite. So named from its color.] (Min.)
     Copper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of copper,
     containing copper, iron, and sulphur. It occurs massive and
     in tetragonal crystals of a bright brass yellow color.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chalcopyrite
       n : a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper-iron sulfide
           [syn: {copper pyrites}]