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Marcasite is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Marcasite in a sentence

Marcasite meaning

  1. The orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS₂, occurring as yellow crystals.
  2. Pyrite.
  3. Any of various metal sulfides, usually iron sulfide minerals.

Using Marcasite

  • The main meaning on this page is: The orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS₂, occurring as yellow crystals. | Pyrite. | Any of various metal sulfides, usually iron sulfide minerals.
  • In the example corpus, marcasite often appears in combinations such as: and marcasite.

Context around Marcasite

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mineral 1×

Often after:

jewelry 1× commonly 1× groups 1×

Sentence patterns with Marcasite

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

if any marcasite is present 1× marcasite jewelry does 1× pyrite and marcasite commonly occur 1× pyrite and marcasite groups 1× the mineral marcasite 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

marcasite jewelry does 1× pyrite and marcasite 1× this polymorphism extends 1× this problem appears 1×

Common sentence endings:

and marcasite groups 1× marcasite is present 1× reducing environmental conditions 1× the mineral marcasite 1×

Words around Marcasite

Just before it in the word index:

marcarita 3 marcantonio 5 marcano 14 marcan 2 marcal 9 marcaigh 2

Just after it in the word index:

marce 10 marceau 12 marcedes 5 marcel 223 marcela 21 marcelene 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Marcasite

  • In this selection, "marcasite" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mineral, jewelry, commonly and groups stand out and add context to how "marcasite" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include if any marcasite is present and marcasite jewelry does. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "marcasite" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with marcasite

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Marcasite jewelry does not actually contain the mineral marcasite. (9 words)

This problem appears to be significantly worse if any marcasite is present. (12 words)

Pyrite and marcasite commonly occur as replacement pseudomorphs after fossils in black shale and other sedimentary rocks formed under reducing environmental conditions. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

This polymorphism extends to other sulfides with the generic AX 2 formula; these two groups are collectively known as the pyrite and marcasite groups. (24 words)

Pyrite and marcasite commonly occur as replacement pseudomorphs after fossils in black shale and other sedimentary rocks formed under reducing environmental conditions. (22 words)

This problem appears to be significantly worse if any marcasite is present. (12 words)

Example sentences (4)

Marcasite jewelry does not actually contain the mineral marcasite.

Pyrite and marcasite commonly occur as replacement pseudomorphs after fossils in black shale and other sedimentary rocks formed under reducing environmental conditions.

This polymorphism extends to other sulfides with the generic AX 2 formula; these two groups are collectively known as the pyrite and marcasite groups.

This problem appears to be significantly worse if any marcasite is present.

Common combinations with marcasite

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "marcasite" in a sentence?
An example: "Marcasite jewelry does not actually contain the mineral marcasite." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "marcasite" from authentic English texts.
What does "marcasite" mean?
Marcasite means: The orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS₂, occurring as yellow crystals.
How many example sentences with "marcasite" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "marcasite", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.