1 10 1 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/39ae47b23110f61dc6a0c406affbbf52.jpg 51f4085ac65b27fbab76ae783f7698e8 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/a80ea2f1702b30aebd3ac07020f12cc1.jpg a9a01f476ba1204e36ea0f961c5793d6 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/0a1c0e8dce3c906fbeeabf056b982815.jpg c0cd2b4702f158ae577237cf1bfb934d Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>Pyrite</h2> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Formula</h3> <div class="element-text">FeS₂</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Structure</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>Non-silicate</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Crystal System</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Crystal system:</em><span> </span>cubic</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Physical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Colour in hand specimen:</em><span> </span>pale brassy yellow; black when fine-grained<br /><em>Streak:</em><span> </span>greenish or brownish<br /><em>Lustre:</em><span> </span>metallic<br /><em>Cleavage:</em><span> </span>not obvious<br /><em>Hardness:</em><span> </span>6-6.5</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Optical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Colour in plane polarised light:</em><span> </span>opaque</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M520 Slate containing pyrite<br class="NoSpacing" /></span>Coniston, Lancashire <span><br class="NoSpacing" /></span></strong>Cubic crystals, embedded in a well-cleaved slate <br class="NoSpacing" />Golden colour <br class="NoSpacing" />Metallic lustre <br />Indistinct cleavage in places</p> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M412 </span></strong><strong><span>Quartz (with galena and pyrite)</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong>North Wales</strong><strong></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />A mass of small hexagonal quartz prisms, with galena, pyrite and zinc blende.<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Transparent, white to light grey<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Galena: purple-black, shiny, platy habit, metallic<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Pyrite: metallic lustre, gold colour, cubic habit, “Fools’ gold”</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Rock Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l112">L112 Rhyolite</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l371">L371 Chert, bedded</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Name</h3> <div class="element-text">pyrite<br />opaques</div> </div> cubic felsic gold sedimentary