Malachite vs Pyrite - What's the difference?
malachite | pyrite |
(mineralogy) A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu]]2CO3(O[[hydrogen, H)2; one of the principal ores of copper.
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A mild green colour, like that of the mineral.
From olive-taupe to that of a mild to deeply-rich -- at times seemingly translucent -- green colour, like that of the mineral which is present on oxidized copper.
(mineralogy) The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS2), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.
(usually as a plural: pyrites ) Any metallic-looking sulphide, such as the above, which is the most common.
(usually as a plural: pyrites ) Any metal dichalcogenide that is isostructural to the common mineral.
In mineralogy terms the difference between malachite and pyrite
is that malachite is a bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2; one of the principal ores of copper while pyrite is the common mineral iron disulfide (FeS2), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.As an adjective malachite
is from olive-taupe to that of a mild to deeply-rich -- at times seemingly translucent -- green colour, like that of the mineral which is present on oxidized copper.malachite
English
(wikipedia malachite)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite , opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)}}
Derived terms
* pseudomalachiteAdjective
(en adjective)See also
* ----pyrite
English
Noun
(en noun)- Copper diselenide can occur both as a marcasite and a pyrite .