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Things pyrite often describes ("pyrite ________")
- incrusted
- reserves
- deposits
- nodules
- zone
- increases
- porphyroblasts
- beds
- deposit
- mine
- crystals
- quartz
- veins
- inclusions
- aggregates
- production
- bed
- assemblages
- galena
- replacement
- removal
- concentrates
- copper
- composition
- alteration
- ratio
- present
- sulfur
- sphalerite
- ore
- forms
- veinlets
- pyrrhotite
- mines
- magnetite
- mixture
- mirrors
- abundance
- ores
- group
- concentrate
- precipitation
- cinder
- relations
- yellow
- samples
- content
- rock
- vein
- arsenopyrite
- assemblage
- percentage
- belt
- concretions
- formation
- cinders
- cubes
- mixtures
- alters
- type
- surfaces
- mechanisms
- grains
- lode
- zones
- oxidation
- layers
- marcasite
- spheres
- dissolution
- texture
- nodule
- layer
- bearing
- chalcocite
- deposition
- sparse
- smelting
- surface
- mineralization
- crystal
- burners
- chalcopyrite
- dolomite
- particles
How pyrite often is described ("________ pyrite")
- raw
- scattered
- spanish
- authigenic
- rare
- secondary
- coal
- original
- grained
- solid
- roasted
- residual
- powdered
- granular
- dense
- colored
- subhedral
- clean
- nodular
- porous
- much
- reactive
- euhedral
- worthless
- coarsely
- polished
- grade
- less
- abundant
- detrital
- compact
- barren
- primary
- iron
- argentiferous
- fresh
- oxidized
- auriferous
- massive
- minor
- little
- sufficient
- lean
- yellow
- crude
- biogenic
- syngenetic
- idiomorphic
- oolitic
- hydrothermal
- sparse
- cubic
- bearing
- cupriferous
- marine
- diagenetic
- microscopic
- considerable
- unaltered
- ore
- occasional
- sedimentary
- fine
- accessory
- lesser
- subordinate
- associated
- ophiolitic
- nickeliferous
- pure
- rich
- disseminated
- cobaltiferous
- arsenical
- coarse
- crystalline
- magnetic
