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A brownish iron sulfide mineral FeS having weak magnetic properties
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pyrrhotite
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n. (context mineralogy English) A weakly magnetic ferrous sulfide mineral, ironsulfur.
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Pyrrhotite is an iron sulfide mineral with the formula FeS (x = 0 to 0.2). It is a nonstoichiometric variant of FeS, the mineral known as troilite . Pyrrhotite is also called magnetic pyrite , because the color is similar to pyrite and it is weakly magnetic. ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Pyrrhotine \Pyr"rho*tine\, Pyrrhotite \Pyr"rho*tite\, n. [Gr. ? flame-colored, fr. ? fire.] (Min.) A bronze-colored mineral, of metallic luster. It is a sulphide of iron, and is remarkable for being attracted by the magnet. Called also magnetic pyrites .
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n. a brownish iron sulfide mineral FeS having weak magnetic properties [syn: pyrrhotine , magnetic pyrites ]
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The maskelynite is zoned, with accessory phases of titanomagnetite, ilmenite, pyrrhotite, fayalite, trydimite, whitlockite, chloraptite, and baddeleyite.
The maskelynite is zoned, with accessory phases of titanomagnetite, ilmenite, pyrrhotite, fayalite, tridymite, whitlockite, chlorapatite, and baddeleyite.