pentlandite
/ˈpentləndaɪt/noun
mass noun
- a bronze-yellow mineral which consists of a sulphide of iron and nickel and is the principal ore of nickel镍黄铁矿, 硫镍铁矿。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from the name of Joseph B. Pentland （1797-1873）, Irish traveller,+-ITE1.