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Name: Pentlandite
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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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