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pyrrhotite


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pyrrhotine  \Pyr"rho*tine\,  Pyrrhotite  \Pyr"rho*tite\,  n.  [Gr.  ? 
  flame-colored,  fr  ?  fire.]  (Min.) 
  A  bronze-colored  mineral,  of  metallic  luster.  It  is  a 
  sulphide  of  iron,  and  is  remarkable  for  being  attracted  by 
  the  magnet.  Called  also  {magnetic  pyrites}. 




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