Pyrite
UNB-2020-0084Minerals » Sulphides
Description
Original Description: *Incomplete.
Pyrite (FeS2) can be pale-yellow to brass-yellow that is often tarnished with brown film of iron oxide and sometimes can be iridescent. Lustre is metallic and streak is greenish black. Hardness is 6 to 6 1/2. Pyrite usually occurs as cubes or pyritohedrons with parallel striations on the faces. Pyrite cause also be nodules, fine to coarse granular or fibrous.
Specifications
| Object name | Pyrite |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0084 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Mineral |
| Classification | Mineral group: Sulphides |
| Composition |
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| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
Publications
- Chesterman, C.W. 1979. Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals. Knopf.