troilite

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English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

troilite (plural troilites)

  1. (mineralogy) A non-magnetic variety of the ferrous sulfide mineral pyrrhotite that occurs in most meteorites

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Troilite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • troilite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.