pent·land·ite (p nt l n-d t )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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| Noun | 1. | 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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