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Pyrrhotine

Pyrrhotine Meaning & Definition
Pyrrhotine Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pyrrhotine?

[n] a brownish iron sulfide mineral FeS having weak magnetic properties

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pyrrhotine: magnetic pyrites | pyrrhotite

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See Also | mineral

Pyrrhotine In Webster's Dictionary

\Pyr"rho*tine\, Pyrrhotite \Pyr"rho*tite\, n. [Gr. ? flame-colored, fr. ? fire.] (Min.) A bronze-colored mineral, of metallic luster. It is a sulphide of iron, and is remarkable for being attracted by the magnet. Called also {magnetic pyrites}.

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