On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Chalcopyrite. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as mineral and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Chalcopyrite in a sentence
Chalcopyrite meaning
A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS₂.
Synonyms of Chalcopyrite
Using Chalcopyrite
- The main meaning on this page is: A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS₂.
- Useful related words include: copper pyrites, mineral.
- In the example corpus, chalcopyrite often appears in combinations such as: and chalcopyrite, chalcopyrite and.
Context around Chalcopyrite
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chalcopyrite
- In this selection, "chalcopyrite" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pyrrhotite, quartz, sphalerite, cufes2, pyrite and veinlets stand out and add context to how "chalcopyrite" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a sphalerite chalcopyrite massive sulfide and chalcopyrite is brighter. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chalcopyrite" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chalcopyrite
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dominant minerals include cobaltite (CoAsS) and chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), with lesser, variable occurrences of gold. (14 words)
Mineralization is comprised largely of pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, pyrite with lesser amount of sphalerite and rarely galena. (16 words)
Despite its name a chalcopyrite does not contain dianion pairs, but single S 2− sulfide anions. (16 words)
The primary copper minerals are malachite, chrysocolla, chalcocite as well as rare covellite and chalcopyrite occur as disseminations, in quartz veinlets and along fractures primarily hosted in potassic and phyllic-altered Laramide age quartz monzonite. (35 words)
The mineralization at Mouta is characterized by the presence of massive black chalcedonic quartz veining with chalcopyrite and disseminated pyrite on fresh surfaces and with copper oxide minerals on weathered sections. (31 words)
The mineralization consists principally of chalcopyrite with minor amounts of pyrite, bornite, malachite and erythrite, and occurs within the veins in association with quartz, carbonate (ankerite?), and sedimentary rock inclusions. (30 words)
Example sentences (11)
Dominant minerals include cobaltite (CoAsS) and chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), with lesser, variable occurrences of gold.
Mineralization is comprised largely of pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, pyrite with lesser amount of sphalerite and rarely galena.
The dykes appear to form the core of a zone of quartz chalcopyrite veinlets that cut the dykes and surrounding granodiorite.
The mineralization at Mouta is characterized by the presence of massive black chalcedonic quartz veining with chalcopyrite and disseminated pyrite on fresh surfaces and with copper oxide minerals on weathered sections.
The mineralization consists principally of chalcopyrite with minor amounts of pyrite, bornite, malachite and erythrite, and occurs within the veins in association with quartz, carbonate (ankerite?), and sedimentary rock inclusions.
The primary copper minerals are malachite, chrysocolla, chalcocite as well as rare covellite and chalcopyrite occur as disseminations, in quartz veinlets and along fractures primarily hosted in potassic and phyllic-altered Laramide age quartz monzonite.
Interestingly, the disseminated to semi-massive pyrite and chalcopyrite were entered at a depth 160 metres in an area where San Lorenzo’s IP shows an interesting conductivity anomaly.
The rhyolite unit is overlain by a sphalerite-chalcopyrite massive sulfide body up to 100m thick (on the section).
Chalcopyrite is brighter yellow with a greenish hue when wet and is softer (3.5–4 on Mohs' scale).
Despite its name a chalcopyrite does not contain dianion pairs, but single S 2− sulfide anions.
The sheath is decorated by fish skin, the yellow and white parts are mixed by chalcopyrite and copper.
Common combinations with chalcopyrite
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: