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/ˈpaɪˌɹaɪt/ · noun
(mineralogy) The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS₂), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system..
The pyrite output in 1961 was 1.2 million tons, derived mainly from the Hsiang Shan mine in Anhwei and the Ying-te mine in Kwangtung.
China's 13 large foreign fertilizer plants ordered a few years ago are all scheduled to be in operation in a year or two.[…]China's biggest pyrite mine (openpit), being built in Yunfu, Kwangtung Province, was near completion.
Copper diselenide can occur both as a marcasite and a pyrite.
Use pyrite when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pyrite means (mineralogy) The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS₂), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system..
Common synonyms include fool's gold, iron pyrites, iron pyrite.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The pyrite output in 1961 was 1.2 million tons, derived mainly from the Hsiang Shan mine in Anhwei and the Ying-te mine in Kwangtung.
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