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Pyrrhotite
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| Pyrrhotine
 Sala, Västmanland Province, Sweden
Item-No.: MINS2401
Price: 15.00 EUR
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| Pyrrhotine
Svatý Petr Mine, Krkonoše Mts., Czech Republic
Item-No.: MINS2164
Price: 12.00 EUR
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| 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 |
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