pentlandite

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noun

A mixed iron and nickel sulfide mineral, with the chemical formula (Fe,Ni)₉S₈; the major ore of nickel.

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Meanings

nounpentlandite (countable and uncountable, plural pentlandites)

plural pentlandites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA mixed iron and nickel sulfide mineral, with the chemical formula (Fe,Ni)₉S₈; the major ore of nickel.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
folgeritehorbachitelillhammeritenicopyrite

Origin

From Pentland + -ite, after Joseph Barclay Pentland.

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APA

pentlandite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentlandite

MLA

“pentlandite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentlandite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentlandite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentlandite.

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