Meanings
plural chalcopyrites
- chemistryA yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS₂.
Chalcopyrite, known as peacock ore, is the most important copper ore, and it's also very pretty because of the diachronic effect of the oxide layers that form on its surface.
2014, Theodore Gray, photography by Nick Mann, Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything, 2018 Paperback Edition, page 94Synonyms: copper pyrites
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS₂.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron sulfide
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Origin
From chalco- (“copper, ore”) + pyrite. Named by Johann Friedrich Henckel 1725.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan calcopirita
- calcopiritamineral
Chinese Mandarin 黃銅礦 /黄铜矿
- 黃銅礦 /黄铜矿 (huángtóngkuàng)mineral
Danish kobberkis
- kobberkismineral
Dutch chalcopyriet
- chalcopyrietmineral
Finnish kuparikiisu
- kuparikiisumineral
German Chalkopyrit
- Chalkopyritmineral
Hungarian kalkopirit
- kalkopiritmineral
Italian calcopirite
- calcopiritemineral
Polish chalkopiryt
- chalkopirytmineral
Portuguese calcopirita, calcopirite
- calcopiritamineral
- calcopiritemineral
Romanian calcopirită
- calcopiritămineral
Russian халькопири́т
- халькопири́т (xalʹkopirít)mineral
Spanish calcopirita
- calcopiritamineral
Swedish kopparkis
- kopparkismineral
Turkish kalkopirit
- kalkopiritmineral
Cite this entry
chalcopyrite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalcopyrite
“chalcopyrite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalcopyrite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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