enargite
/ˈɛnɑːɡʌɪt
/noun [mass noun]
A dark grey mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and arsenic.Other possible occurrences include porphyry copper deposits that contain enargite at depth, such as Chuquicamata, Chile....
- Near the end of its operation, mine personnel recovered exceptional gold in bright, medium yellow masses and splotches on chertlike, vuggy quartz and associated with sulfides, including enargite.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek enargēs 'clear' (referring to evident cleavage) + -ite1.
- disk loading
- Diskman
- disk memory
- disk micrometer
- Disko
- diskographic
- disk operating system
- disk pack
- disk parking
- disk sander
- disk-shaped
- disk signal
- disk space
- disk steam engine
- disk storage
- disk system
- disk telegraph
- disk valve
- disk worship
- dislike
- dislikeable
- disliker
- dislocate
- dislocation
- dislodge