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Name: Pyrrhotite
Pyh
IMA Chemistry: Fe7S8
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Pyrrhotite contains elements:
Iron (Fe)
Sulfur (S)
Country of Type Locality: Japan
Year First Published: 1835
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Breithaupt A (1835) Ueber das verhältniss der formen zu den mischungen krystallisirter körper, Journal für Praktische Chemie 4, 249-271
Structural Group Name: Nickeline
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: monoclinic|hexagonal, orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 4700 Million Years Ago
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