What is "oldhamite"

n. (context mineralogy English) The mineral form of calcium sulphide.

Oldhamite is a calcium magnesium sulfide mineral with formula (Ca, Mg)S. Ferrous iron may also be present in the mineral resulting in the formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe)S. It is a pale to dark brown accessory mineral in meteorites. It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system, but typically occurs as anhedral grains between other minerals.