Pyrrhotite

Pyrrhotine


Sala, Västmanland Province, Sweden

Item-No.: MINS2401
Price: 15.00 EUR 

Pyrrhotine


Svatý Petr Mine, Krkonoše Mts., Czech Republic

Item-No.: MINS2164
Price: 12.00 EUR 

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