noun
- A hard, brittle mineral consisting of iron, arsenic, and sulfur, often found in ore deposits and used as a source of arsenic.
Usage: technical; mineralogy
Examples
- Arsenopyrite is the most common arsenic-bearing mineral found in nature.
- The ore sample contained significant deposits of arsenopyrite.
- Miners must handle arsenopyrite carefully due to its arsenic content.
- Arsenopyrite crystals often display a silvery-white metallic luster.
- The geologist identified arsenopyrite in the rock formation using X-ray diffraction.