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TitlePyrrhotite
DescriptionPyrrhotite is a brownish-bronze, iron sulfide mineral, FeS. It is mined as iron ore and is used to manufacture sulfuric acid. This fine grained specimen is 14 cm across.
PhotographerDarla Sondrol. 2001-07-09.
CollectionUniversity of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #3182.
Key wordspyrrhotite
Tech details956 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens.
GeoDIL number1057