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    Pyrrhotite
    Pyh
    Fe7S8
    Fe2+5Fe3+2S2-8
    Fe2+ Fe3+ S2-
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    Model of valence states gives the formula Fe2+5Fe3+2S2-8:
    Bertaut E F (1953) Contribution à l'etude des structures lacunaires: la pyrrhotine. Acta Crystallographica 6, 557-561  [view file]
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