What is "pyrrhotine"

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.

n. (context mineralogy English) pyrrhotite

n. a brownish iron sulfide mineral FeS having weak magnetic properties [syn: pyrrhotite, magnetic pyrites]