What is another word for Enargite?

Pronunciation: [ɛnˈɑːd͡ʒa͡ɪt] (IPA)

Enargite is a mineral that contains copper, arsenic, and sulfur. It is commonly found in hydrothermal veins and is often associated with other copper minerals such as chalcopyrite and bornite. Synonyms for enargite include dahlite, sulphantimonite, and antimonian enargite. Dahlite is a more recently discovered mineral and is similar in chemical composition and crystal structure to enargite. Sulphantimonite is a mineral that contains sulfur and antimony and is often found in association with enargite. Antimonian enargite contains higher levels of antimony and is found in hydrothermal veins associated with other antimony minerals. These synonyms help mineralogists and geologists describe and identify different minerals in the field.

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What are the hypernyms for Enargite?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
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    Sulfides, minerals, copper-containing minerals.

Usage examples for Enargite

The common downward order in sulphide deposits is: first, a weathered zone, originally formed mainly above the water table, consisting above of a leached portion and below of oxides and carbonates of copper in a gangue of quartz or clay; second, a zone of secondary sulphide enrichment, characterized by chalcocite coatings, chalcopyrite, and pyrite, with a gangue of quartz and igneous rock or limestone; and third, a zone of primary deposition with similar gangue, characterized by chalcopyrite, and at Butte by Enargite and chalcocite.
"The Economic Aspect of Geology"
C. K. Leith

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