Definition
A mineral containing iron, particularly an iron sulfate mineral or another iron-bearing compound found in geological formations.
Etymology
From Chalybaeus (relating to the Chalybes metalworkers) combined with the mineralogical suffix -ite meaning 'stone' or 'mineral.' The term emerged in 19th-century mineralogy to classify iron-bearing minerals.
Kelly Says
Mineralogists named iron-containing minerals after the legendary iron-working Chalybes, making ancient metalworkers immortal in the periodic table of geology—every chalybite specimen carries a reference to an ancient people who mastered working with this very metal!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል ብር
en-kual bir
ARالعربية
كبريت الحديد
kubrit al-hadeed
BNবাংলা
লোহিত সালফাইড
lohit sal-fai-d
CACatalà
calcopirita
kal-ko-pi-ree-ta
CSČeština
chalcopyrit
hal-ko-pi-rit
DADansk
chalcopyrit
sal-ko-pi-rit
DEDeutsch
Chalcopyrit
hal-ko-pi-rit
ELΕλληνικά
χαλκοπυρίτης
hal-ko-pi-ri-tis
ESEspañol
calcopirita
kal-koh-pi-ree-tah
FISuomi
chalcopyriitti
sal-ko-pi-riitti
FRFrançais
chalcopite
sal-koh-pee-t
GUGU
ચલ્કોપિરિટ
chal-ko-pi-rit
HAHA
chalcopyrit
sal-ko-pi-rit
HEעברית
פיריטית
fi-rit-it
HIहिन्दी
लोहे का सल्फाइड
lohe ka safayid
HUMagyar
kölkopirit
köl-ko-pi-rit
IDBahasa Indonesia
kalko-pirit
kal-ko-pi-rit
IGIG
chalcopyrit
sal-ko-pi-rit
ITItaliano
calcopirita
kal-ko-pi-ree-ta
JA日本語
カルコピライト
karuko-pi-raito
KKKK
халкопирит
hal-ko-pi-rit
KMKM
ប្រភពថ្ម
bra-phop thom
KO한국어
황철석
hwang-cheol-seok
MRMR
चॅल्कोपायराइट
chal-ko-pai-ra-it
MSBahasa Melayu
kalko-pirit
kal-ko-pi-rit
MYမြန်မာ
ကြေးစိတ်
kye-se-it
NLNederlands
chalcopyriet
sal-ko-pi-ri-et
NONorsk
chalcopyrit
sal-ko-pi-rit
PAPA
ਚਾਲਕੋਪਾਈਰਾਈਟ
chaal-ko-pai-ra-it
PLPolski
chalcopyryt
hal-ko-pi-ryt
PTPortuguês
calcopirita
kal-ko-pi-ree-tah
RORomână
calcopirit
kal-ko-pi-rit
RUРусский
халькопирит
khal-ko-pi-rit
SVSvenska
chalcopyrit
sal-ko-pi-rit
SWKiswahili
chalcopyrit
sal-ko-pi-rit
TAதமிழ்
புரோனியம் சல்பைடு
pu-ro-ni-yam sal-pai-du
TEతెలుగు
కాంస్య సల్ఫైడ్
kaam-sya sal-fai-d
THไทย
แร่ทองแดง
rae thong daeng
TLTL
chalcopyrit
sal-ko-pi-rit
TRTürkçe
kalko-pirit
kal-ko-pi-rit
UKУкраїнська
халкопірит
hal-ko-pi-rit
VITiếng Việt
pyrit đồng
pi-rit dong
YOYO
chalcopyrit
sal-ko-pi-rit
ZUZU
chalcopyrit
sal-ko-pi-rit