rockminx-7-3-4

Abstract/Description: FeS2 and CaCO3 - Mohs Hardness: 6 - 6 1/2 and 3. In calcite and quartz veins, pyrite is commonly associated with chalcopyrite and other sulfide minerals and metallic ores. Pyrite oxidizes to other iron sulfate minerals that in turn alter to limonite, so the presence of a weathered 'rusty' limonite layer may indicate the presence of pyrite in the underlying rock.
Subject(s): South Dakota, United States
environmental sciences
Title: Pyrite - Calcite.
Type of Resource: still image
Genre: natural object
Physical Form: image/jpeg
Abstract/Description: FeS2 and CaCO3 - Mohs Hardness: 6 - 6 1/2 and 3. In calcite and quartz veins, pyrite is commonly associated with chalcopyrite and other sulfide minerals and metallic ores. Pyrite oxidizes to other iron sulfate minerals that in turn alter to limonite, so the presence of a weathered 'rusty' limonite layer may indicate the presence of pyrite in the underlying rock.
Identifier(s): rockminx-7-3-4 (IID)
Subject(s): South Dakota, United States
environmental sciences
Held by: The University of Toledo
Location: Digital Initiatives, University of Toledo Libraries
Rights Statement: NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Related Title: UT Department of Environmental Sciences.
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