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Pyrite is used to make jewelry, semiconductors, and cathodes for lithium ion batteries. It has been suggested as material for photovoltaic solar panels, and was used in radios prior to the vacuum tube (it is still used in crystal radios as a mineral detector). In the past, it was used to manufacture iron sulfate and sufuric acid, and is now used commercially to produce sulfure dioxide, commonly used in the paper industry.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoPyrite can be used to make red rouge. It is ground into a fine powder and heated in air to drive off the sulfur and produce red iron oxide, which can be combined with oils or waxes to be used as makeup.
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∙ 9y agoPyrite, also known as fool's gold, was used as an ignition source is very early firearms. Today, pyrite's major use is in the production of sulfuric dioxide, which is used in producing paper.
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∙ 13y agoChemical compound of pyrrhotite: Fe7S8
Uses of pyrrhotite:
(1) mineral specimens
(2) an ore of sulfur
(3) an ore of iron
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How would you use crystal structure to tell a crystal of pyrite from a crystal of gypsum?
A pyrite is a cubic solid and a gypsum is a monoclinic solid.
How do you separate gold in dirt?
Gold miners use a type of strainer to separate dirt from gold. They dip it into water because the dirt will rinse threw the strainer.
Name things made of pyrite?
pyrite is made of FeS2
What is the Economic importance of pyrite?
what is Pyrite used for
Sometimes called fools gold?
Iron Pyrite - which is a sulphide mineral - FeS2.
What do you use to tell gold from pyrite?
The hardness of it. Gold is harder than pyrite.
How would you use crystal structure to tell a crystal of pyrite from a crystal of gypsum?
A pyrite is a cubic solid and a gypsum is a monoclinic solid.
How do you separate gold in dirt?
Gold miners use a type of strainer to separate dirt from gold. They dip it into water because the dirt will rinse threw the strainer.
What is the difference between pyrite and a pyrite cube?
Pyrite is the mineral whereas a pyrite 'cube' happens to be the habit in which the mineral has crystallised
Name things made of pyrite?
pyrite is made of FeS2
What cleavage does pyrite have?
What cleavage does pyrite have
Is pyrite a mineral or non mineral?
No. Pyrite is a compound composed of iron (a metal) and sulfur (a nonmetal).
What is the Economic importance of pyrite?
what is Pyrite used for
Is there lead in pyrite?
No, Pyrite is iron and sulfur
What is hardness of the pyrite?
the hardness of pyrite is 6.5
What the hardness of pyrite?
the hardness of pyrite is 6.5
What is the diaphaneity of pyrite?
The diaphaneity of pyrite is opaque.
