different between pyrite vs magnetite

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).

English

Etymology

From magnet +? -ite, after German Magnetit.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ma?n?t??t/

Noun

magnetite (plural magnetites)

1. (mineralogy) A magnetic mineral, Fe₃O₄, one of the primary ores of iron. It has also been called lodestone.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 137:

     Appropriately enough, the commonest of these, a simple iron oxide, is called magnetite.

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Magnetite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “magnetite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Italian

Noun

magnetite f (plural magnetiti)

1. magnetite, loadstone