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Pentlandite vs Polydymite - What's the difference?

pentlandite | polydymite |

In mineralogy|lang=en terms the difference between pentlandite and polydymite

is that pentlandite is (mineralogy) a mixed iron and nickel sulfide mineral, with the chemical formula (fe]],ni)9[[sulfur|s8; the major ore of nickel while polydymite is (mineralogy) an isometric supergene sulfide mineral, dark violet gray to copper-red, associated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide.

As nouns the difference between pentlandite and polydymite

is that pentlandite is (mineralogy) a mixed iron and nickel sulfide mineral, with the chemical formula (fe]],ni)9[[sulfur|s8; the major ore of nickel while polydymite is (mineralogy) an isometric supergene sulfide mineral, dark violet gray to copper-red, associated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide.

pentlandite

English

Noun

(wikipedia pentlandite) (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A mixed iron and nickel sulfide mineral, with the chemical formula (Fe]],Ni)9[[sulfur, S8; the major ore of nickel.

    • polydymite

    English

    (wikipedia polydymite)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (mineralogy) An isometric supergene sulfide mineral, dark violet gray to copper-red, associated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide.