Pentlandite [ (Fe,Ni)9S8 ]

Material properties

Formula (Fe,Ni)9S8
Abbreviation Pn
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1856
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Tags Mineral, Sulphide

Composition

Element Atoms
S 8
Ni 4.5
Fe 4.5
Total: 17

Specimens of Pentlandite

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image
M0289 Pyrrhotite / Magnetite CSIRO Magnetite, Pentlandite (6.4%), Pyrite, Pyrrhotite-4M, Quartz 6.4