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pentlandite

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pent·land·ite  (pntln-dt)
n.
A yellowish-brown nickel iron sulfide that is the principal ore of nickel.
[French, after Joseph Barclay Pentland (1797-1873), Irish scientist.]
pentlandite [ˈpɛntlənˌdaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a brownish-yellow mineral consisting of an iron and nickel sulphide in cubic crystalline form: the principal ore of nickel. Formula: (Fe,Ni)S
[from French; named after J. B. Pentland (1797-1873), Irish scientist who discovered it]
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Noun1.pentlandite - a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel
atomic number 28, Ni, nickel - a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
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Principal ore minerals are pyrrhotite, pentlandite, pyrite and chalcopyrite.
Igneous rock associations 10. Komatiites by Dostal, Jaroslav / Geoscience Canada
The drilling intersected long intervals of low-grade nickel and cobalt mineralization consisting of pervasive intergranular sulfide minerals: pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite (copper sulfide) and pentlandite (nickel sulfide).
Sheffield Resources Options Nickel/Cobalt Property in Canada by Business Wire
Mineralization The massive sulphide mineralization is characterized by chalcopyrite-rich veins, with significant cubanite, pentlandite and millerite and is interpreted as being a 'sharp-walled' Cu-Ni-Pt-Pd-Au vein system.
FNX Mining Continues to Intersect High Grade Mineralization and ... by Business Wire
 
 
 
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