Pentlandite is the most important industrial source of nickel and has the formulae (Fe,Ni)9S8 and a relative hardness of 4. Pentlandite was confirmed as a distinct species in 1856 and named after Joseph Pentland, the discoverer of it.
Pentlandite forms in basic igneous rocks such as diabase and gabbro through magmatic segregation. Research Pentlandite
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Research Pentlandite
