A brittle copper ore mineral with a distinctive purple or iridescent tarnish, important for copper extraction.
Named after Ignaz von Born (18th-century mineralogist) + -ite (suffix for minerals). Von Born was an Austrian naturalist who advanced mineral classification.
Bornite is called 'peacock ore' because its tarnish displays rainbow colors—miners have treasured it for centuries just for its stunning beauty!
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