pentlandite

[ pent-luhn-dahyt ]

noun

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

pentlandite

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pentlandite¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pentlandite¹

C19: from French; named after J. B. Pentland (1797–1873), Irish scientist who discovered it