Call number:
Sulfides
D4 (10)
D4 (10)
Classification:
Sulfides
Name:
Pyrite
Translated title:
Pyrite
Place of origin:
Sauerland, Germany
Depositional environment:
Sedimentary, magmatic, metamorphic, and hydrothermal deposits. Pyrite is a very common mineral, found in a wide variety of geological formations from sedimentary deposits to hydrothermal veins and as a constituent of metamorphic rocks.
Description:
Sedimentary, magmatic, metamorphic, and hydrothermal deposits. Pyrite is a very common mineral, found in a wide variety of geological formations from sedimentary deposits to hydrothermal veins and as a constituent of metamorphic rocks.
Chemical formula:
FeS2
Crystal system:
Isometric
Crystal schema:
Diploidal
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