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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits
  3. 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.
  4. A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur;-- also called purple copper ore (or erubescite), in allusion to thecolors shown upon the slightly tarnished surface.
  5. n. a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits