'Erubescite' definitions:
Definition of 'Erubescite'
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- Erubescite \Er`u*bes"cite\, n. (Min.) See Bornite. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'erubescite'
From: GCIDE
- Bornite \Bor"nite\, n. [Named after Von Born, a mineralogist.] (Min.) 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. [1913 Webster]