 | MARCASITE | Hardness | 6 To 6.5 | | Color | PALE BRONZE-YELLOW | | Origin | CZECH REPUBLIC – MEXICO - CANADA | | Transparency | OPAQUE | | |
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| AN IRON SULFIDE, MARCASITE IS CHEMICALLY IDENTICALTO PYRITE.
IT COMES PREDOMINANTLY IN PYRAMIDAL AND TUBULAR CRYSTAL FORM.
MARCASITE JEWELRY IS VERY POPULAR IN VICTORIAN TIMES.
MARCASITE NAME COMES FROM AN ARABIC OR MOORISH WORD APPLIED GENRALY TO MINERALS WHICH LOOK LIKES PYRITE.
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