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pyrrhotite

American  
[pir-uh-tahyt] / ˈpɪr əˌtaɪt /

noun

  1. a common mineral, iron sulfide, approximately FeS but variable because of a partial absence of ferrous ions, occurring in massive and in crystal forms with a bronze color and metallic luster; magnetic pyrites: generally slightly magnetic.

pyrrhotite British  
/ ˈpɪrəˌtiːn, ˈpɪrəˌtaɪt, -tɪn, -ˌtaɪn /

noun

  1. a common bronze-coloured magnetic mineral consisting of ferrous sulphide in hexagonal crystalline form. Formula: FeS

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Etymology

Origin of pyrrhotite

1868; < Greek pyrrhót ( ēs ) redness + -ite 1

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