Greigite is an iron sulfide mineral with the chemical formula Fe2+Fe3+2S4. It is the sulfur equivalent of the iron oxide magnetite (Fe3O4). It was first...
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iron and sulfur. By increasing order of stability: Iron(II) sulfide, FeS Greigite, Fe3S4 (cubic) Pyrrhotite, Fe1−xS (where x = 0 to 0.2) (monoclinic or hexagonal)...
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mollusc species, the scaly-foot gastropod, even uses the iron sulfides greigite and pyrite.[citation needed] Some organisms, such as some foraminifera...
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similar to iron(II,III) oxide. It occurs naturally as the sulfide mineral greigite and is magnetic. It is a bio-mineral produced by and found in magnetotactic...
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and in association with chalcopyrite, cubanite, pentlandite, pyrrhotite, greigite, maucherite, and troilite. Mackinawite also occurs in reducing environments...
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Iron(III) sulfide (section Greigite)
to the following reaction equation: Fe2S3 + 4 HCl → 2 FeCl2 + 2 H2S + S Greigite, with the chemical formula Fe2+Fe3+2S4, is a mixed valence compound containing...
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smell is mainly due to its sulfur content. Because of the presence of greigite (Fe3S4, Iron(II,III) sulfide) in the mineral, it forms brownish-pink to...
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about the environments in which greigite magnetofossils are created and the magnetic properties of the preserved greigite particles. Existence of magnetotactic...
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sulfides greigite and pyrite. Each sclerite has a soft epithelial tissue core, a conchiolin cover, and an uppermost layer containing pyrite and greigite. Prior...
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magnetite (Fe3O4), or iron sulfide magnetosomes, which contain crystals of greigite (Fe3S4). Several other iron sulfide minerals have also been identified...
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