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Noun
troilite (plural troilites)
- (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.