different between malachite vs pyrite

English

Etymology

From Middle French malachite, from Latin moloch?tis, from Ancient Greek ?????? (molókh?, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæl?ka?t/

Noun

malachite (countable and uncountable, plural malachites)

1. (mineralogy) A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; one of the principal ores of copper.
2. A mild green colour, like that of the mineral.

Derived terms

• malachite green
• pseudomalachite

Translations

Adjective

malachite (comparative more malachite, superlative most malachite)

1. Of a colour ranging from olive-taupe to a mild to deeply-rich (at times seemingly translucent) green, like that of the mineral which is present on oxidized copper.

See also

• Appendix:Colors

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.la.?it/

Noun

malachite f (plural malachites)

1. malachite

Further reading

• “malachite” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

From Middle French malachite, from Latin molochitis, from Ancient Greek ?????? (malakh?, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.la?ki.te/

Noun

malachite f (plural malachiti)

1. (mineralogy) malachite

English

Etymology

Recorded since 1555, from Old French pyrite (12th century), from Latin p?rit?s, from Ancient Greek ??????? ????? (purít?s líthos, “stone of fire, flint”) (so called because it glitters), notably the first part: adjective ??????? (purít?s, “of or in fire”), from ??? (pûr, “fire”). Analyzable as pyr- +? -ite

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pa?.?a?t/
• Hyphenation: py?rite

Noun

pyrite (plural pyrites)

1. (mineralogy) The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS₂), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.
2. (usually as a plural: pyrites) Any metallic-looking sulphide, such as the above, which is the most common.
3. (solid state chemistry) (usually as a plural: pyrites) Any metal dichalcogenide that is isostructural to the common mineral.

   Copper diselenide can occur both as a marcasite and a pyrite.

Synonyms

• fool's gold
• iron pyrites

Hyponyms

• iron pyrite
• pyrrhotite

Derived terms

Related terms

• pyr-
• pyric
• pyro-

Translations

See also

• marcasite

Anagrams

• typier

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.?it/
• Hyphenation: py?rite

Noun

pyrite m (plural pyrites)

1. The metallic mineral pyrite

Hyponyms

• pyrrhotite

Related terms

• pyrique

Further reading

• “pyrite” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).