Pyrite

Pyrite: a mineral chemically classified as iron sulfide with the formula FeS₂. Opaque, with a metallic luster and brass-yellow color. It crystallizes in the Cubic System and occurs in various polyhedral forms ranging from cubic (with striations) to pentagonal dodecahedral and octahedral shapes.

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