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The mineral pyrite (/ˈpaɪraɪt/ PY-ryte), or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula FeS2 (iron (II) disulfide). Pyrite is the most abundant sulfide mineral.
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The extracted context around Pyrite shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Pyrite → C2, Certain, Fe, FeS2, Iron-pyrite FeS2, MX2, Mössbauer, Note, Pa3, Sb, Se, Strukturbericht, Te, The Fe, Van Vleck, X-ray, XPS Another extracted example is Pyrite → Analysis, AsS, Fe2, Fe3, FeAsS, H2AsSH, H2S2, Mo4, MoS2, S2, Thus, Whereas. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 141 structured relationships around Pyrite. Examples in this analysis include Pyrite → Category → Sulfide mineral and Pyrite → Cleavage → Indistinct on {001}; partings on {011} and {111}. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyrite | Category | Sulfide mineral | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Cleavage | Indistinct on {001}; partings on {011} and {111} | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Color | Pale brass-yellow reflective; tarnishes darker and iridescent | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Crystal class | Diploidal (m3) H-M symbol: (2/m 3) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Crystal habit | Cubic, faces may be striated, but also frequently octahedral and pyritohedral. Often inter-grown, massive, radiated, granular, globular, and stalactitic. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Crystal system | Cubic | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Dana classification | 2.12.1.1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Density | 4.8–5 g/cm3 (0.17–0.18 lb/cu in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Diaphaneity | Opaque | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Formula | FeS2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Formula mass | 119.98 g/mol | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Fracture | Very uneven, sometimes conchoidal | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Fusibility | 2.5–3 to a magnetic globule | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | IMA symbol | Py | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Luster | Metallic, glistening | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Mohs scale hardness | 6–6.5 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Other characteristics | Diamagnetic to paramagnetic A semiconductor with bandgap of 0.72 to 3.26 eV. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Solubility | Insoluble in water | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Space group | Pa3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Specific gravity | 4.95–5.10 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Streak | Greenish-black to brownish-black | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Strunz classification | 2.EB.05a | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Tenacity | Brittle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Twinning | Penetration and contact twinning | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | Unit cell | a = 5.417 Å, Z = 4 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pyrite | is a | most abundant sulfide mineral.Pyrite's metallic luster and pale brass-yellow hue give it a superficial resemblance to gold | 0.90 | text |
| Pyrite | is a | semiconductor material with a band gap of 0.95 eV | 0.90 | text |
| Pyrite | is a | 2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill.2 FeS2 | 0.90 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Pyrite bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Form, Oxidation and Marcasite. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Pyrite, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Pyrite with Uses. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Pyrite to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Culture, Applications & Research, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Pyrite · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout
