Pentlandite
[pent-luh n-dahyt] /ˈpɛnt lənˌdaɪt/
noun
1.
a mineral, sulfide of nickel, occurring in the form of bronze-colored granular aggregates, found with pyrrhotite: the principal source of nickel.
/ˈpɛntlənˌdaɪt/
noun
1.
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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