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Pyrrhotite
/ˈpɪɹətaɪt/
A weakly magnetic ferrous sulfide mineral, FeS.
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A weakly magnetic ferrous sulfide mineral, FeS.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| nickeliferous | (of ore) Yielding or containing nickel. |
| monoclinic | (crystallography) Having three unequal axes with two perpendicular and one oblique intersections. |
| pyrrhotinenoun | (mineralogy) pyrrhotite |
| pyrrhosideritenoun | (mineralogy) A form of lepidocrocite |
| pyrrhitenoun | (mineralogy) A form of pyrochlore |
| pyrrholitenoun | (mineralogy) An aluminosilicate pinite of calcium and potassium |
| pyritenoun | (mineralogy) The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS₂), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system. |
| ferripyrophyllitenoun | (mineralogy) The ferric iron analogue of pyrophyllite. |
| pyrrhoarsenitenoun | (mineralogy) A form of berzeliite containing some antimony |
| pyroxferroitenoun | (mineralogy) A yellowish silicate of the pyroxene group with a triclinic crystal structure. |
| pyrargyritenoun | (mineralogy) 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. |
| arsenopyritenoun | (mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS. |
| troilitenoun | (mineralogy) A non-magnetic variety of the ferrous sulfide mineral pyrrhotite that occurs in most meteorites |
| phosphosideritenoun | (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus. |
| argentopyritenoun | (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, silver, and sulfur. |
| ferrohexahydritenoun | (mineralogy) An iron sulphide mineral with chemical formula FeSO₄·6H₂O. |
| ruby silvernoun | (mineralogy) Synonym of pyrargyrite. |
| pyrosmalitenoun | (mineralogy) A mineral, usually of a pale brown or grey-greenish colour, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron and manganese. |
| ferrous sulfidenoun | (inorganic chemistry) The binary sulfide of ferrous iron, FeS, that occurs in several minerals |
| pierrotitenoun | (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal grayish black mineral containing antimony, arsenic, sulfur, and thallium. |
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