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Pyrite
Another specimen

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Physical Properties
FeS2
Hardness = 6 - 6.5;
Cleavage: none; brittle fracture
Crystals: cubes, with parallel striations     on faces; massive forms common
Color: pale yellow to brass-yellow
Streak: greenish black
Luster: metallic, shiny, often tarnished
Description
     Another massive pyrite specimen with a few crystal faces visible.
  

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