Luster - Metallic

Hardness - Greater than 5.5

Streak=Black/Gray

No Apparent Cleavage

Pyrite
FeS2

Black Streak

No Cleavage, may have Concoidal fracture

Brassy yellow; commonly in cubes or 12-sided crystals with striated faces. Fool's gold. H=5.0

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