Bronze metallic pyrrhotite crystal specimen from Russia with mirror reflection.
Close horizontal overview of a bronze stepped pyrrhotite crystal cluster.
Macro photograph of iridescent tarnish on bronze pyrrhotite crystal faces.
Detailed macro view of geometric stepped growth lines on pyrrhotite.

Pyrrhotite

Pyrrhotite – Fe7S8
Elements: Iron, Sulfur
Class: Sulfides
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Hardness: 3.5-4.5
Fluorite
Talc (1)Diamond (10)
Softer than glass. A steel knife scratches it.
Origin: Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk – Russia
Did you know?

Pyrrhotite is one of the very few sulfide minerals a magnet will actually tug at, which earned it the name magnetic pyrite.

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