Meaning Of The Word Pentlandite

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pentlandite in American English
a bronze-colored, brittle mineral, (Fe,Ni)9S8, that is the chief ore of nickel
noun: a mineral, sulfide of nickel, occurring in the form of bronze-colored granular aggregates, found with pyrrhotite: the principal source of nickel

pentlandite in British English
noun: a brownish-yellow mineral consisting of an iron and nickel sulphide in cubic crystalline form: the principal ore of nickel. Formula: (Fe,Ni)S

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