pyrrhotine Min.
(ˈpɪrətaɪn)
[Named 1835 f. Gr. πυρρότης redness + -ine5.]
= pyrrhotite.
| 1849 J. Nicol Min. 452 Pyrrhotine, Breithaupt; magnetic iron pyrites. 1881 Metal World No. 21. 323 The ore of the Gap Mine is..a nickeliferous pyrrhotine,..and is extremely difficult to work. |