Pyrite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Sulfide
- Crystal system
- Cubic
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Colour
- Yellow, Metallic
- Lustre
- Metallic
- Use
- Industry
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Pyrite is nicknamed fool's gold because many gold seekers mistook it for the real thing.
- Its name comes from Greek pyr, fire: struck with steel it throws sparks, and early guns used it to fire.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q50769 · All stones · All entries