Pyrite Company Profile

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Company Name	Pyrite
Website	https://en.wikipedia.org
Snippet	The mineral pyrite (/ ˈ p aɪ r aɪ t /), or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula FeS 2 (iron(II) disulfide). Pyrite is considered the most common form of sulfide minerals.. Pyrite's metallic luster and pale brass-yellow hue give it a superficial resemblance to gold, hence the well-known nickname of fool's gold.The color has also led to the ...
Color	Pale brass-yellow reflective; tarnishes darker and iridescent
Luster	Metallic, glistening
Streak	Greenish-black to brownish-black
Density	4.8–5 g/cm3
Category	Sulfide mineral
Cleavage	Indistinct on {001}; partings on {011} and {111}
Fracture	Very uneven, sometimes conchoidal
Tenacity	Brittle
Twinning	Penetration and contact twinning
Unit cell	a = 5.417 Å, Z = 4
Fusibility	2.5–3 to a magnetic globule
References	[1][2][3][4]
Solubility	Insoluble in water
Diaphaneity	Opaque
Space group	Pa3
Formula mass	119.98 g/mol
Crystal class	Diploidal (m3) H-M symbol: (2/m 3)
Crystal habit	Cubic, faces may be striated, but also frequently octahedral and pyritohedron. Often inter-grown, massive, radiated, granular, globular, and stalactitic.
Crystal system	Isometric
Specific gravity	4.95–5.10
Dana classification	2.12.1.1
Mohs scale hardness	6–6.5
Other characteristics	paramagnetic
Strunz classification	2.EB.05a
Formula.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(repeating unit)	FeS2

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