Pyrite
UNB-2018-0019Minerals » Sulphides
Description
Sample of brass-yellow pyritohedron/cubic subhedral Pyrite crystals. Prominent parallel striations along the crystal faces.
Pyrite (FeS2) can be pale yellow or brass-yellow that is often tarnished with brown film and sometimes iridescent. Lustre is metallic and streak is greenish black. Hardness is 6 to 6 1/2. Pyrite usually occurs as cubes and pyritohedrons with parallel striations along the crystal faces. Pyrite can also occur as octahedrons, nodules, fine to coarse granular or fibrous.
Specifications
| Object name | Pyrite |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0019 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Mineral |
| Classification | Mineral group: Sulphides |
| Composition |
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| Origin | Nanasivik Mine, Nunavut, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- Chesterman, C.W. 1979. Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals. Knopf.