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   { Pyrrhotine , Pyrrhotite , } n. [Gr.  flame-colored, fr.  fire.] (Min.) A bronze-colored mineral, of metallic luster.  It is a sulphide of iron, and is remarkable for being attracted by the magnet.  Called also magnetic pyrites.
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