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pentlandite

noun

Etymology

From Pentland + -ite, after Joseph Barclay Pentland.

  1. derived from *lann✻
  2. derived from *penn✻
  3. derived from *pant✻
  4. derived from pent
  5. suffixed as pentlandite — “Pentland + ite”

Definitions

  1. A mixed iron and nickel sulfide mineral, with the chemical formula (Fe,Ni)₉S₈

    A mixed iron and nickel sulfide mineral, with the chemical formula (Fe,Ni)₉S₈; the major ore of nickel.

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