chiviatites
plural of chiviatite

cinnabar
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
A bright red colour tinted with orange.
A species of erebid moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.
Synonym of dragon's blood (“type of resin”).
The Elixir of Life.

cinnabarite
Synonym of cinnabar (mercuric sulfide)

cinnabars
plural of cinnabar

cobaltine
Synonym of cobaltite.

cobaltines
plural of cobaltine

cobaltite
A rare gray mineral, a mixed sulfide and arsenide of cobalt and iron with chemical formula CoAsS; it is an ore of cobalt.

cobaltites
plural of cobaltite

cocinerite
A form of chalcocite containing silver sulfide

cocinerites
plural of cocinerite

cooperite
A grey mineral consisting mostly of platinum sulfide (PtS).

copiapite
A basic ferric sulfate mineral found in oxidized iron sulfide deposits, with the chemical formula Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O.

copiapites
plural of copiapite

covellite
A shiny indigo-blue sulfide mineral, CuS, that is an ore of copper.

covellites
plural of covellite

cuprobismutite
A black mineral, with a metallic lustre, found in quartz deposits; it is a mixed sulfide of copper and bismuth.

daubreelite
A sulphide of chromium observed in some meteoric irons.

daubreelites
plural of daubreelite

digenite
A black to dark blue opaque copper sulfide mineral with chemical formula Cu₉S₅.

digenites
plural of digenite

djurleite
A copper sulfide mineral with the chemical formula Cu₃₁S₁₆.

djurleites
plural of djurleite

drysdallite
A rare, opaque molybdenum selenium sulfide mineral.

ferrohexahydrite
An iron sulphide mineral with chemical formula FeSO₄·6H₂O.

ferrohexahydrites
plural of ferrohexahydrite

freieslebenite
A rare opaque sulfide mineral of antimony, lead and silver with the chemical formula AgPbSbS₃.

fukuchilite
A copper iron sulphide, believed by some to be a form of villamaninite.

fukuchilites
plural of fukuchilite

galena
A mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for lead.
A remedy or antidote for poison; theriac

galenas
plural of galena

galenite
Synonym of galena.

galenites
plural of galenite

gersdorffite
An isometric nickel arsenic sulfide mineral.

gersdorffites
plural of gersdorffite

glaucodot
A cobalt iron arsenic sulfide mineral; with formula (Co,Fe)AsS.

greenockite
A rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide in crystalline form.

greenockites
plural of greenockite

greigite
A magnetic form of iron sulfide, Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄, analogous to magnetite, produced by microorganisms and found in lake sediments; Note: half the iron ions are ferrous and half ferric.

griegite
Misspelling of greigite.

hauerite
A manganese sulfide mineral, MnS₂, that forms reddish-brown or black octahedral crystals.

hawleyite
A rare cadmium sulfide mineral in the sphalerite group.

heazlewoodite
A rare nickel sulfide mineral found in serpentinized dunite.

hydrotroilite
A mineral composed of hydrated iron sulfide.

kallilite
A mixed sulphide of nickel and bismuth.

karelinite
An oxysulphide of bismuth

kesterite
A sulfide mineral with formula Cu₂(Zn,Fe)SnS₄.

kesterites
plural of kesterite

kilbrickenite
A mixed sulphide and antimonide of lead.

kobellite
A grey, fibrous, metallic mineral, a sulfide of antimony, bismuth, and lead.

laurite
A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon, with the chemical formula RuS₂.

lautite
A mixed arsenide and sulfide of copper from Lauta near Marienberg, Saxony

lillianite
A grey mineral that is a mixed sulfide of lead and bismuth

lillianites
plural of lillianite

linnaeite
A cobalt sulfide mineral that forms a series with polydymite.

linnaeites
plural of linnaeite

mackinawite
A tetragonal iron nickel sulfide mineral that occurs as opaque bronze to grey-white tabular crystals and anhedral masses.

mackinawites
plural of mackinawite

marcasite
The orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS₂, occurring as yellow crystals.
Pyrite.
Any of various metal sulfides, usually iron sulfide minerals.

marcasites
plural of marcasite

melampyrite
galactitol

miargyrite
A sulfide of silver and antimony.

molybdenite
A mineral, molybdenum disulfide MoS₂, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.

molybdenites
plural of molybdenite

nagyagite
A dark grey to black sulfide, formula (Pb₅Au(Te,Sb)₄S₅₋₈).

nagyagites
plural of nagyagite

niningerite
A magnesium-iron-manganese sulfide mineral.

niningerites
plural of niningerite

oldhamite
The mineral form of calcium sulphide.

oldhamites
plural of oldhamite

orpiment
Arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment.

orpiments
plural of orpiment

pararealgar
A crumbly arsenic sulfide material that forms gradually from realgar under exposure to light.

patronite
A black form of vanadium sulfide that is an ore of vanadium

patronites
plural of patronite

pentlandite
A mixed iron and nickel sulfide mineral, with the chemical formula (Fe,Ni)₉S₈; the major ore of nickel.

pentlandites
plural of pentlandite

polyargyrite
A black mineral that is a sulfide of antimony and silver

polyargyrites
plural of polyargyrite

polydymite
An isometric supergene sulfide mineral, dark violet gray to copper-red, associated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide.

polydymites
plural of polydymite

potelot
molybdenum sulphide

pyrargyrite
A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag₃SbS₃, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.

pyrargyrites
plural of pyrargyrite

pyrite
The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS₂), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.
Any metallic-looking sulphide, such as the above, which is the most common.
(usually as a plural: pyrites) Any metal dichalcogenide that is isostructural to the common mineral.

pyrites
plural of pyrite

pyrrhotite
A weakly magnetic ferrous sulfide mineral, FeS.

pyrrhotites
plural of pyrrhotite

realgar
A mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores.

realgars
plural of realgar

resalgar
Obsolete form of realgar.

resegall
Obsolete form of realgar.

resegallum
Obsolete form of realgar.

rezbanyite
A mineral consisting of lead, copper, and bismuth sulfide.

rhodplumsite
A rare rhodium-lead sulphide mineral with chemical formula Rh₃Pb₂S₂.

rhodplumsites
plural of rhodplumsite

rosalgar
realgar

rozenite
An iron sulphide mineral with chemical formula FeSO₄·4H₂O.

rozenites
plural of rozenite

schalenblende
A variety of native zinc sulfide.

schalenblendes
plural of schalenblende

siderotil
An iron sulphide mineral with chemical formula FeSO₄·5H₂O.

siderotils
plural of siderotil

skutterudite
Any of a class of mixed cobalt and nickel arsenide and sulfide minerals.

skutterudites
plural of skutterudite

sphalerite
A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S, often containing also minor metals, such as cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium.

sphalerites
plural of sphalerite

stannite
a dark-gray lustrous mineral, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, and tin, Cu₂FeSnS₄, used as an ore of tin

stannites
plural of stannite

stephanite
A sulfide mineral of silver and antimony

sulfantimonite
A mixed sulfide / antimonide (such as zinkenite or keeleyite)

sulfantimonites
plural of sulfantimonite

sulfosalt
A complex sulfide mineral with certain proportions of a metal, a semi-metal, and sulfur (or, rarely, selenium).

sulfosalts
plural of sulfosalt

sulphantimonite
Alternative spelling of sulfantimonite.

sulphantimonites
plural of sulphantimonite

sulphosalt
Alternative spelling of sulfosalt.

sulphosalts
plural of sulphosalt