Pyrite
compound
FeS2
The glittering iron sulfide crystal that fooled gold prospectors for centuries
Miners called it fool's gold — but pyrite's perfect cubic crystals are a treasure in their own right.
Material
Gallery canvas set in a solid wood floating frame.
Frame
White
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Crystallography
| Catalogue identity | FeS₂ — Pa-3 |
| Formula | FeS2 |
| Crystal system | cubic |
| Space group | P a -3 |
| Lattice (a, b, c) Å | 5.4179, 5.4179, 5.4179 |
| Angles (α, β, γ) ° | 90, 90, 90 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.02 |
Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)