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Bornite
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Bornite, n. [Named after Von Born, a mineralogist.].
A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; -- also called purple copper ore (or erubescite ), in allusion to the colors shown upon the slightly tarnished surface. [1913 Webster]
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