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Collectible minerals - full range in stock "Pyrrhotite"

Pyrrhotite is a mineral, it is also a magnetic pyrite. However, the iron content of pyrrhotite can fluctuate greatly. In crystals, pyrrhotite occurs much less frequently than in aggregates. It is used as iron ore and for the production of sulfuric acid. It has both hydrothermal and magmatic origin, depending on the rocks in which it occurs.

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Physical Properties of Pyrrhotite

General
Category Mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		 Fe1−xS (x = 0 to 0.2)
IMA symbol Pyh[1]
Strunz classification 2.CC.10
Crystal system Monoclinic, with hexagonal polytypes
Crystal class Prismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol)
Space group A2/a
Unit cell a = 11.88 Å, b = 6.87 Å,
c = 22.79 Å; β = 90.47°; Z = 26
Identification
Color Bronze, dark brown
Crystal habit Tabular or prismatic in hexagonal prisms; massive to granular
Cleavage Absent
Fracture Uneven
Mohs scale hardness 3.5 – 4.5
Luster Metallic
Streak Dark grey – black
Specific gravity 4.58 – 4.65, average = 4.61
Refractive index Opaque
Fusibility 3
Solubility Soluble in hydrochloric acid
Other characteristics Weakly magnetic, strongly magnetic on heating; non-luminescent, non-radioactive

Pyrrhotite, Galena
Code: 3742
Pyrrhotite, Galena
Nikolaevsky mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorye, RF
54*51*47mm

0.00 $ $60.00

Pyrrhotite archived
Code: 3081
Pyrrhotite
Nikolaevsky mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorye, RF
16,5*13*7cm

0.00 $ $400.00

Pyrrhotite archived
Code: 2299
Pyrrhotite
Nikolaevsky mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorye, RF
38*32*22mm

0.00 $ $98.33

Pyrrhotite archived
Code: 2269
Pyrrhotite
Nikolaevsky mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorye, RF
45*36*32mm

0.00 $ $35.00

Pyrrhotite archived
Code: 1097
Pyrrhotite
Nikolaevsky mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorye, RF
80*52*22mm

0.00 $ $48.33

Pyrrhotite, Calcite archived
Code: 2267
Pyrrhotite, Calcite
Nikolaevsky mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorye, RF
87*32*30mm

0.00 $ $27.00

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