Chalcopyrite is closely related to that of zinc blende ZnS (sphalerite). The unit cell is twice as large, reflecting an alternation of Cu and Fe ions replacing Zn ions in adjacent cells. In contrast to the pyrite structure chalcopyrite has single S sulfide anions rather than disulfide pairs. Another difference is that the iron cation is not diamagnetic low spin Fe(II) as in pyrite. Copper metal can be extracted from the roasting of chalcopyrite, as shown in the following reaction: Although if roasted partially it produces and . Chalcopyrite Chalcopyrite ( ) is a copper iron sulfide mineral that crystallizes in
Ore algebra Ore algebra In computer algebra, an Ore algebra is a special kind of iterated Ore extension that can be used to represent linear functional operators, including linear differential and/or recurrence operators. The concept is named after Øystein Ore. Let formula_1 be a (commutative) field and formula_2 be a commutative polynomial ring (with formula_3 when formula_4). The iterated skew polynomial ring formula_5 is called an Ore algebra when the formula_6 and formula_7 commute for formula_8, and satisfy formula_9, formula_10 for formula_11. Ore algebras satisfy the Ore condition, and thus can be embedded in a (skew) field of fractions. The constraint of