Pyrrhotite
Pyrrhotine
Item-No.: MINS2401 Price: 15.00 EUR
Sala, Västmanland Province, Sweden
| Synonyms: | Kroeberite, Magnetic Iron Pyrite, Magnetic Pyrite, Magnetopyrite, Pyrrhotine, Pyrrohotite, Vattenkies |
| Classification: | Sulfides |
| Chemical formula: | Fe1-xS |
| Crystal system: | Monoclinic |
| Density (g/cm3): | 4,58 - 4,65 measured, 4,69 calculated |
| Tenacity: | Brittle |
| Cleavage: | Indistingt on {0001} and {1120} |
| Fracture: | Sub-Conchoidal |
| Hardness (Mohs): | 3,5 - 4,5 |
| Colour: | Bronze brown, bronze red, or dark brown, tarnishes quickly |
| Lustre: | Metallic |
| Streak: | Dark grayish black |
| Transparency: | Opaque |
| Application: | Iron ore |