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Record 1 2016-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Nickel and Cobalt Mining
  • Geochemistry
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A sulfide of iron and nickel, (Fe, Ni)S, which crystallizes in the cubic system [and] commonly occurs intergrown with pyrrhotite, from which it can be distinguished by its octahedral cleavage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Mines de cobalt et de nickel
  • Géochimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Sulfure naturel de nickel et de fer, appartenant au système cubique, et qui constitue un important minerai de nickel.

CONT

Les minerais de nickel [...]. Les minéraux d'origine profonde [...] font partie de la minéralisation habituelle des filons hydrothermaux. Le plus important est la pentlandite qui se présente souvent à l'état d'inclusions dans la pyrrhotite et la chalcopyrite [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Níquel y cobalto (Minas)
  • Geoquímica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Sulfuro de níquel y hierro [...] que cristaliza en el sistema cúbico [...]

OBS

[La pentlandita] se encuentra en forma de agregados granulares, de color pardo amarillento, que constituyen la principal mena del níquel.

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