Marcasite

Baryte, Marcasite


Lubin Mine, Lubin, Lubin District, Legnica, Lower Silesia, Poland

Item-No.: MIN0117
Price: 96.00 EUR 

Baryte, Marcasite


Lubin Mine, Lubin, Lubin District, Legnica, Lower Silesia, Poland

Item-No.: MIN0119
Price: 149.00 EUR 

Marcasite


Vintířov, Sokolov, Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Item-No.: MINS2113
Price: 7.00 EUR 

Marcasite


Vintířov, Sokolov, Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Item-No.: MINS2114
Price: 9.00 EUR 

Marcasite


El Hamman Mine, El Hamman, Meknès, Meknès Prefecture, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Item-No.: MINS6270
Price: 9.00 EUR 

Synonyms:  Alasanite, Binarite, Cockscomb Pyrite, Hydropyrite, Poliopyrites, Prismatic Iron Pyrites, Radiated Pyrites, Spear Pyrites
Classification:  Sulfides, Marcasite Group
Chemical formula:  FeS2
Crystal system:  Orthorhombic
Density (g/cm3):  4,887 measured, 4,875 calculated
Tenacity:  Brittle
Cleavage:  Distinct on {101}
Fracture:  Irregular/Uneven
Hardness (Mohs):  6 - 6,5
Colour:  Pale brass-yellow, tin-white on fresh exposures
Lustre:  Metallic
Streak:  Dark-grey to black
Application:  resource for sulfuric acid