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troilite

American  
[troh-uh-lahyt, troi-lahyt] / ˈtroʊ əˌlaɪt, ˈtrɔɪ laɪt /

noun

  1. a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.

Etymology

Origin of troilite

1865–70; named after D. Troili, 18th-century Italian savant who described a meteorite containing it. See -ite 1

Example Sentences

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In situ determination of iodine content and iodine-xenon systematics in silicates and troilite phases in chondrules from the LL3 chondrite Semarkona.

From Nature

The fragments contain a standard number of minerals, including olivine, pyroxene, troilite and kamacite.

From BBC

The lonsdaleite fragments contain smaller inclusions of iron sulphides and iron-nickel alloys, troilite and taenite, which are also characteristic meteorite minerals.

From BBC

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