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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pyrites /pʌɪˈrʌɪtiːz/ (also iron pyrites; Mineralogy pyrite)

▶noun a shiny yellow mineral consisting of iron disulphide, occurring as intersecting cubic crystals.

– derivatives
pyritic adjective
pyritize (or pyritise) verb.

– origin ME (denoting a mineral used for kindling fire): via L. from Gk puritēs ‘of fire’, from pur ‘fire’.

'pyrite' also found in these Oxford entries:

fool's gold - marcasite - pyrites

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