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What is pyrite?
Pyrite is iron sulfide, a mineral composed of sulfur and iron. It's also known as "Fools'Gold" because of its shiny yellowish metallic luster. Pyrite can be found in sedimentary, magmatic, and...
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Where is pyrite from?
That is a rather vague question. Pyrite can be found in virtually every rock type as well as formed within bacteria and meteorites. So you could say it will form almost everywhere given the right...
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What is the difference between pyrite and a pyrite cube?
Pyrite is the mineral whereas a pyrite 'cube' happens to be the habit in which the mineral has crystallised
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Is there silver pyrite?
Let's just say that some pyrite is more gold colored than other pyrite.
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Is pyrite radioactive?
There are many forms of pyrite, and it is possible that a radioactive isotope may be incorporated, but this is very uncommon. Even then the radioactivity would not be at harmful levels.