arsenopyrite

See also: Arsenopyrite

English

Etymology

From arseno- +‎ pyrite.

Noun

arsenopyrite (countable and uncountable, plural arsenopyrites)

1. (mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.

Synonyms

• AsPy, FeAsS, mispickel

Translations

a silvery-grey ore of arsenic

• Afrikaans: arseenpiriet (af), arsenopiriet (af)
• Estonian: arsenopüriit
• Finnish: arseenikiisu, arsenopyriitti
• Polish: arsenopiryt (pl) m
• Portuguese: arsenopirita f
• Russian: арсенопири́т (ru) m (arsenopirít)
• Spanish: arsenopirita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Arsenopyrite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “arsenopyrite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.