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nic⋅co⋅lite

  [nik-uh-lahyt]
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–noun Mineralogy.
nickeline.
Origin:
1865–70; < NL niccol(um) nickel + -ite 1

nick⋅el⋅ine

  [nik-uh-leen]
–noun
a usually massive, pale copper-red mineral, nickel arsenide, NiAs, with a metallic luster.
Also called niccolite.

Origin:
1780–90; nickel + -ine 2
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nic·co·lite   (nĭk'ə-līt')   
n.  A nickel ore, essentially nickel arsenide, NiAs, found in America and Europe.

[New Latin niccolum, nickel (perhaps from Swedish nickel; see nickel) + -ite1.]
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niccolite

an ore mineral of nickel, nickel arsenide (NiAs). It is commonly found associated with other nickel arsenides and sulfides, as in the Natsume nickel deposits, Japan; Andreas-Berg, Ger.; Sudbury, Ont.; and Silver Cliff, Colo. Niccolite is classified in a group of sulfide minerals that exhibit a characteristic hexagonal structure. The name, a derivative of the German word Kupfernickel, is a reference to subterranean imps (Nickel) who teased miners. For detailed physical properties, see sulfide mineral (table)

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