Troilite [ FeS ]

Material properties

Formula FeS
Abbreviation Tro
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1863
Crystal symmetry Hexagonal, Point group 6m2, Space group P62c (#190)
Classification Pyrrhotite (group)
Variant lunar
Related materials Keilite
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Tags Mineral, Sulphide

Composition

Element Atoms
S 1
Fe 1
Total: 2

Specimens of Troilite

Name Owner Materials Image Spectra Techniques
Apollo 12032-366-19x NASA Alkali feldspar (var. lunar), Apatite (var. lunar), Baddeleyite (var. lunar), Fayalite (var. lunar), Hedenbergite (var. lunar), Ilmenite (var. lunar), Merrillite (var. lunar), Plagioclase (var. lunar), Silica (var. lunar), Troilite (var. lunar), Zirconolite (var. lunar) 6 CL