Pentlandite
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-wrapped canvas on a solid wood stretcher, 0.75″ deep — ready to hang.
$40.00
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Crystallography
| Catalogue identity | Pentlandite — Fm-3m |
| Formula | Fe9Ni9S16 |
| Crystal system | cubic |
| Space group | F m -3 m |
| Lattice (a, b, c) Å | 10.09, 10.09, 10.09 |
| Angles (α, β, γ) ° | 90, 90, 90 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 4.7 |
Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)