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Record 1 2011-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A tin-white or silver-white to steel-gray orthorhombic mineral which consists of a sulphide of iron and arsenic occurring chiefly in crystalline rocks, especially in lead and silver veins.

OBS

Arsenopyrite is the principal ore of arsenic.

OBS

arsenopyrite: Term used as a contraction of "arsenical pyrites."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Minéral du système orthorhombique constitué de sulfure de fer et d'arsenic se présentant en cristaux maclés couleur blanc argent et disséminé surtout dans des filons de plomb et d'argent.

CONT

Connue également sous le nom de mispickel, l'arsénopyrite est le plus abondant des minéraux arsénifères et est largement répandue au Canada dans divers environnements.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Arseniosulfuro de hierro AsFeS, que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico; se encuentra en forma de cristales prismáticos, blancos como la plata, de intenso brillo metálico.

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