
Photo category: Rocks and Minerals specimen collection
Rocks and Minerals specimen collection
- Photo taken Locality: Greece, Central Greece
- Photo taken by: Trichas, A.
- Photo taken date: October 2011
Pyrrhotite
Mineral
Geology
Geology
Photo of a sample of Pyrrhotite, bought from the area of Lavrion in 1998. Its color varies from bronze-yellow to bronze-red. It has magnetic properties. It is an opaque mineral of iron and has a metallic luster. Its hardness varies between 3.5 and 4.5.