Name: | Pentlandite Pn |
IMA Chemistry: | (Ni,Fe)9S8 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Pentlandite contains elements: Nickel (Ni) Iron (Fe) Sulfur (S) |
Country of Type Locality: | United Kingdom |
Year First Published: | 1856 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Dufrénoy A (1856) Pentlandite, in Traité de Minéralogie, Volume 2, Victor Dalmont (Paris) 549-553 |
Structural Group Name: | Pentlandite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | pentlandite |
Crystal Systems: | cubic |
Oldest Known Age: | 4700 Million Years Ago |
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