| pentlandite comparison table | ||||||
| Subject | be produced by mechanism | has definition | is a kind of | has genesi | has abundance in iron meteorite | is an instance of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| martian meteorite mineral | meteorite mineral | created on Mars if found in martian meteorite | ||||
| terrestrially weathered iron meteorite mineral | weathering in Earth's atmosphere when produced in iron meteorite | terrestrially weathered meteorite mineral | ||||
| very rare iron meteorite mineral | a mineral very rarely found in the iron phase of one or a few iron meteorites | iron meteorite mineral | very rare only found in one or a few meteorites | |||
| pentlandite | weathering in Earth's atmosphere when produced in iron meteorite | created on Mars if found in martian meteorite | very rare only found in one or a few meteorites | very rare iron meteorite mineral |
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