| Object ID |
1997.6.3 |
| Object Name |
Pyrite |
| Accession# |
1997.6 |
| Description |
Pyrite forms as cubic or octahedral crystals. The pale yellow color and metallic luster give rise to its common name, "fool's gold".
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| Chemical Comp |
FeS2 (Iron sulfide) |
| The Major Collection Name |
Rocks and Minerals Collection |
| Crystal System |
Cubic |
| Formation |
Chester County, PA |
| Found |
Chester County, PA |
| Hardness |
06 |
| How new it might be |
1997 |
| Luster |
Metallic |
| Rock type |
Igneous |
| Specific Gravity |
5.0 |
| Varieties/Occurrence |
Pyrite is common in plutonic, volcanic, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Crystals occur in deposits all over the world. Some important locations for pyrite are Rio Tinto, Spain, Jerome, Arizona, and Chester County, Pennsylvania. |
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