- The
mineral pyrite (/ˈpaɪraɪt/ PY-ryte), or iron
pyrite, also
known as fool's gold, is an iron
sulfide with the
chemical formula FeS2 (iron (II) disulfide)...
- The
pyrite group of
minerals is a set of
cubic crystal system minerals with
diploidal structure. Each
metallic element is
bonded to six "dumbbell" pairs...
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historically referred to as "yellow copper".
Chalcopyrite is
often confused with
pyrite and gold
since all
three of
these minerals have a
yellowish color and a...
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known as troilite.
Pyrrhotite is also
called magnetic pyrite,
because the
color is
similar to
pyrite and it is
weakly magnetic. The
magnetism decreases as...
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using cut and
polished pieces of
pyrite (fool's gold) as gemstone, and not, as the name suggests, from marcasite. Both
pyrite and
marcasite are chemically...
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pentagonal faces are not regular: The pyritohedron, a
common crystal form in
pyrite, has
pyritohedral symmetry,
while the
tetartoid has
tetrahedral symmetry...
- The
Northland Pyrite Mine, also
known as
James Lake Mine, Rib Lake Mine,
Harris Mine or
simply Northland Mine, is an
abandoned underground mine in Northeastern...
- The
Iberian Pyrite Belt is a vast
geographical area with
particular geological features that
stretches along much of the
south of the
Iberian Peninsula...
- lāžward,
lapis lazuli is a rock
composed primarily of the
minerals lazurite,
pyrite and calcite. As
early as the 7th
millennium BC,
lapis lazuli was
mined in...
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Cabin Branch Pyrite Mine
Historic District is a
national historic district located at
Prince William Forest Park, Triangle,
Prince William County, Virginia...
