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Pyrite is distinguishable from native gold by its hardness, brittleness and crystal form. Pyrite fractures are very uneven, sometimes conchoidal because it does not cleave along a preferential plane. Native gold nuggets, or glitters, do not break but deform in a ductile way. Pyrite is brittle, gold is malleable.
The ferrous form is soluble in a relatively wide range of pH conditions whereas the ferric form is not soluble except in an extremely acidic environment such as muriatic acid rust remover. The more oxidized the soil becomes, the more the ferric forms dominate. Acid sulfate soils exhibit an array of colors ranging from black, brown, blue-gray ...
Marcasite reacts more readily than pyrite under conditions of high humidity. The product of this disintegration is iron(II) sulfate and sulfuric acid. The hydrous iron sulfate forms a white powder consisting of the mineral melanterite, FeSO 4 ·7H 2 O. [13] This disintegration of marcasite in mineral collections is known as "pyrite decay".
A framboid is a micromorphological feature common to certain sedimentary minerals, particularly pyrite (FeS 2).The first known use of the term is ascribed to Rust in 1935 and is derived from the French 'framboise', meaning 'raspberry', reflecting the appearance of the structure under magnification.
The strong acidification of the medium caused by pyrite oxidation releases bicarbonate ions (HCO − 3) or carbon dioxide (CO 2) along with calcium (Ca 2+) and sulfate ions (SO 2− 4). Full pyrite oxidation can be schematized as: 2 FeS 2 + 7.5 O 2 + 4 H 2 O → Fe 2 O 3 + 4 H 2 SO 4. The sulfuric acid released by pyrite oxidation then reacts ...
Common goethite pseudomorphs include pyrite, siderite, and marcasite, though any iron(II)-bearing mineral could become a goethite pseudomorph if proper conditions are met. It may also be precipitated by groundwater or in other sedimentary conditions, or form as a primary mineral in hydrothermal deposits. Goethite has also been found to be ...
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The group is named for its most common member, pyrite (fool's gold), which is sometimes explicitly distinguished from the group's other members as iron pyrite. Pyrrhotite (magnetic pyrite) is magnetic, and is composed of iron and sulfur , but it has a different structure and is not in the pyrite group.