different between quartz vs pyrite

English

Etymology

From German Quarz, from Middle High German (Central East German) quarz, twarc, from a West Slavic language [compare Polish twardy (“hard”), Czech tvrdý (“hard”), Russian ??????? (tvjórdyj, “hard”)], from Old Church Slavonic ?????? (tvr?d?, “firm”), from Proto-Slavic *tv?rd?.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kw??ts/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kw??ts/, /k??ts/
• Homophone: courts (some accents)

Noun

quartz (countable and uncountable, plural quartzes)

1. (mineralogy) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:quartz

Derived terms

Related terms

• Colorado topaz

Translations

See also

French

Etymology

From German Quarz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa?ts/

Noun

quartz m (plural quartz)

1. quartz

   Synonym: cristal de roche

Descendants

• ? Catalan: quars

Further reading

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

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).