Marcasite
compound
FeS2
A pale gold iron sulfide mineral — the trickster twin of pyrite
Often mistaken for fool's gold, marcasite has its own striking metallic lustre and a completely different crystal structure.
Material
Gallery canvas set in a solid wood floating frame.
Frame
Brown
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Crystallography
| Catalogue identity | Marcasite — Pmnn |
| Formula | FeS2 |
| Crystal system | orthorhombic |
| Space group | P n n m |
| Lattice (a, b, c) Å | 4.4446, 5.4246, 3.3864 |
| Angles (α, β, γ) ° | 90, 90, 90 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 4.88 |
Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)