magnetic pyrites
- noun
- Specialized
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pirita magnética
- The geologist identified the brownish specimen as magnetic pyrites due to its faint magnetic attraction.
Examples
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Because of its weak magnetism, magnetic pyrites can be distinguished from ordinary pyrite during mineral tests.
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Magnetic pyrites is often found associated with other iron-containing minerals in metamorphic rocks.
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Look at these magnetic pyrites I found!
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Wow! These magnetic pyrites are amazing!
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Magnetic pyrites is often found associated with other iron-containing minerals in metamorphic rocks.
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The geologist identified the brownish specimen as magnetic pyrites due to its faint magnetic attraction.
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Because of its weak magnetism, magnetic pyrites can be distinguished from ordinary pyrite during mineral tests.
Synonyms
A brownish mineral made of iron and sulfur that is slightly magnetic and found in many rocks
A brown mineral made of iron and sulfur with weak magnetism in rocks
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a type of pyrite that has magnetic properties' is directly and compositionally derived from 'magnetic' (having magnetism) modifying 'pyrites' (sulfide minerals). This straightforward adjective+noun pattern is a common, cross-linguistic way to describe a property of a noun, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Magnetic pyrites gets its name because the rock looks like 'fool's gold' (called pyrites) and it also has a small pull on a magnet (the magnetic part). So the name means a brown iron sulfide mineral that is slightly magnetic.
