Pentlandite

Pentlandite

compound
Fe9Ni9S16

The world's primary ore of nickel, found in ancient volcanic rocks

Almost all the nickel in your stainless steel cutlery was once locked inside this crystal structure.

Material

Gallery canvas set in a solid wood floating frame.

Frame

Black

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Shown true-to-size - a 8×10in piece scaled against real furniture.

Crystallography

Catalogue identityPentlandite — Fm-3m
FormulaFe9Ni9S16
Crystal systemcubic
Space groupF m -3 m
Lattice (a, b, c) Å10.09, 10.09, 10.09
Angles (α, β, γ) °90, 90, 90
Density (g/cm³)4.7

Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)