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bornite in American English
a reddish-brown, soft, brittle, cubic mineral, copper iron sulfide, Cu5FeS4, an ore of copper that tarnishes to a dark purplish color when it is fractured
noun: a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu5FeS4, occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore

bornite in British English
noun: a mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron that tarnishes to purple or dark red. It occurs in copper deposits. Formula: Cu5FeS4

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