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'Pyrite' is the name of many minerals found on Earth. The most common and famous is 'Iron Pyrites', or 'Fool's Gold', because, to the untrained eye, it looks like gold. However, its appearance is slightly cuboid, where as true gold is more rounded in appearance.
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Name things made of pyrite?
pyrite is made of FeS2
Is there silver pyrite?
Silver pyrite is not a naturally occurring mineral. Pyrite itself is often referred to as "fool's gold" due to its metallic luster and brassy color, but it does not contain silver. Silver minerals like acanthite or native silver can be found in nature, but they are different from pyrite.
What elements make iron pyrite?
iron and sulfur Pyrite is iron sulfide, FeS2.
Sometimes called fools gold?
Pyrite is sometimes called fool's gold because of its metallic luster and pale brass-yellow hue, which can resemble real gold to the untrained eye. However, pyrite is a different mineral with a lower value and hardness compared to gold.
What is the number of oxygen atoms in pyrite?
Pyrite's chemical formula is FeS2, meaning that it contains 1 atom of iron for every 2 atoms of sulfur. There is no oxygen in pyrite.
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 there lead in pyrite?
No, Pyrite is iron and sulfur
What the hardness of pyrite?
the hardness of pyrite is 6.5
What is the diaphaneity of pyrite?
The diaphaneity of pyrite is opaque.
What is hardness of the pyrite?
the hardness of pyrite is 6.5
What is pyrite's fracture?
Pyrite has the property fracture. - Raymond Cheung
What two minerals have a box like shape?
Definitely pyrite for one
What is the real name for fools gold?
Pyrite
Is pyrite a crystal?
Pyrite is a mineral that can form crystals.
What are the elements in pyrite?
Pyrite is FeS2, an iron sulfide.
