Tenacity
Brittle
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Solubility
insoluble in water
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Durability
-
-
Specific Gravity
5.00-5.20-9999
1
7.18
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Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann
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Cleavage
Indistinct on {001}; partings on {011} and {111}
None
Mohs Hardness
6-6.53-4
2
10
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Chemical Composition
FeS 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Celestite, Andalusite, Feldspar, Dolomite, Gypsum, Halloysite, Kaolinite, Montmorillonite, Sepiolite, Smectite, Vermiculite