Pyrite concretion/nodule (macro-photogrammetry)

3D ModelNoAI

Locality: China

Size: 2 cm x 2 cm x 2 cm

Formula: FeS2

Description: Pyrite’s brassy golden color led to it being called “Fool’s gold”, but the name of the pyrite comes from the Greek word pyr meaning “fire” because sparks flew from it when struck with another mineral or metal. Pyrite nodules are ovoid to spherical, occasionally irregular masses of pyrite (±matrix) that are common in many carbonaceous siltstones and shales.

Website: http://geology.uaic.ro/muzee/mineralogie/

Concept & 3D-modelling by dr. Andrei Ionut APOPEI