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Description: | Iron pyrite is a sulphide of iron, and commonly forms cubic crystals. It is also known as fool's gold, because it superficially resembles gold. Iron pyrite has a brassy yellow metallic appearance, which, when seen next to a piece of gold, is quite difference to the rich yellow colour of that metal. Gold is also much heavier than pyrite, and flexible, whereas pyrite is brittle. Iron pyrite is quite a common mineral. Large deposits occur at Rio Tinto in Spain and Mt Lyell in Tasmania, Australia.
, Form: cube (large) | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.earthsciences.112570 | Go to resource |
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