pentlandite

American

[pent-luhn-dahyt] / ˈpɛnt lənˌdaɪt /

noun

a mineral, sulfide of nickel, occurring in the form of bronze-colored granular aggregates, found with pyrrhotite: the principal source of nickel.

pentlandite British

/ ˈpɛntlənˌdaɪt /

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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Etymology

Origin of pentlandite

1855–60; < French; named after Joseph B. Pentland (died 1873), Irish scientist; see -ite ¹

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