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Pyrite
The mineral pyrite or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide.
Colors It Comes In - Pale Brassy Yellow, Golden Yellow
Fracture Pattern - uneven and sometimes conchoidal
Shape - Pyrite usually forms cuboid crystals, sometimes forming in close association to form raspberry-shaped masses called framboids. However, under certain circumstances, it can form anastomosing filaments or T-shaped crystals.
Luster - Metallic
Texture - Depending on the type smooth to very rough and bumpy metal
Where They Can Be Found - Pyrite is found in a wide variety of geological settings, from igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock to hydrothermal mineral deposits, as well as in coal beds and as a replacement mineral in fossils. Pyrite can be found in tens of thousands of localities with large and/or fine crystal being produced from Italy on Elba and at Piedmont, in Spain, Kazakhstan, in the United States from Colorado, Illinois, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Montana, Washington, and Missouri, and also in Peru.
Hardness On The Mohs Scale - 6 To 6.5 Out Of 10
