| |
 |
Troilite Mineral Data
|
|
|
General Troilite Information
|
 Chemical Formula: |
FeS |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 87.91 gm |
| |
Iron 63.53 % Fe |
| |
Sulfur 36.47 % S |
| |
______ |
| |
100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+S |
| Environment: |
Found in serpentinites, in layered ultramafic intrusives, and as nodules in meteorites. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1863 |
| Locality: |
Albareto meteorite, Albareto, Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Dominico Troili, who described, in 1766, a meteorite which fell in Albareto, near Modena, Italy. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Troilite  |
| |