Pyrrhotite consists of a compound of iron (Fe) and sulfur (S). The mineral affects the compass needle somewhat, hence the name. This applies especially to the monoclinic 4C polytype with the composition Fe7S8. Pyrrhotite often contains nickel in slightly larger quantities and is then usually mined as nickel ore. Often much of the nickel is present as inclusions of pentlandite (or other nickel minerals) but smaller amounts of nickel can also be found in solid solution in the Pyrrhotite.
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Magnetic Pyrite – also called pyrrhotite in healing (Source: ChatGPT)
Magnetic Pyrite is an iron sulfide that sometimes has magnetic properties. In crystal healing and energy work, it is not as common as, for example, pyrite or hematite, but it is still attributed with several interesting properties.
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