Natural Pyrite Crystals
Large pyrite cubes, carefully chosen for our collection of rocks and minerals.
The brassy-yellow colour of pyrite gives it a gold-like appearance.
Pyrite, which is much harder than gold, is also brittle. Strike a piece of gold repeatedly, and it will become flatter. Strike pyrite in the same way, and it will shatter into pieces.
Pyrite is a naturally occurring iron sulphide mineral with a crystalline structure. Crystals can form in various shapes, one of the most common being a cube.
Isometric or cube-shaped crystals are one of the simplest and most common crystal shapes.
