bornite

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun bornite has 1 sense

bornite(n = noun.substance) peacock ore - a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits;

is a kind of mineral

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CIDE DICTIONARY

bornite, n. [Named after Von Born, a mineralogist.].

A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; -- also called purple copper ore (or erubescite), in allusion to the colors shown upon the slightly tarnished surface. [1913 Webster]