#pyrrhotite

[oldearthminerals]

Pyrite After Pyrrhotite with Calcite & Rhodochrosite from Trepca Mine Complex, Kosovo

[er-cryptid]

Pyrrhotite

Natural History Museum of Denmark, Mineral Hall

[almightyhamslice]

Bonus material for Deep Dream’s court!!! yay

characters in these drawings come from this post

I designed their embassy properly n also decided Shardium should have a cluster in her lab. She is keping them on hand n case she finds suitable parts for them to rebuild their body. It’s not an easy process at all. Again like I said before feel free 2 ask questions or draw these gems if youd like to (pls credit me if you do) I will gladly share them :)

[fieriframes]

[Pyrrhotites.]

[iamthepulta]

Differences between pyrite and chalcopyrite? (With pictures?) 👀👀

xD

Okay! Initial differences! Pyrite is FeS2. Chalcopyrite (creatively named) is CuFeS2. Pyrite is an almost silvery yellow on a fresh surface; chalcopyrite is more of a bronzy yellow. The difference is subtle, but once your eye is tuned, you can almost always pick out bits of chalcopyrite in a sea of pyrite.

Pyrite is a little harder when scratched and the cleavage of the minerals helps too: pyrite almost always breaks with glittering sharp edges unless it's pretty oxidized or weathered. chalcopyrite is rough, almost like a smear. I think it's much closer to looking like gold, than real fool's gold, tbh.

It's really hard for a camera to properly catch that glint, but I gave it a shot:

This sample is a good 50/50 Py-Cpy, and I think the portions that look smoother are simply weathering from the sample being passed around. But you can still see Py is almost... brighter. And on the left, there's a very clear crystal of straight yellow Cpy that stands out.

This is more typical copper ore material. I think this sample was nearly all disseminated Cpy. Not great for differentiating the Py-Cpy color, but you'll see this all the time.

I just really wanted to talk about this one, lol. LOOK IT'S SO COOL IF BLURRY. I think it's an IOCG (iron oxide copper gold deposit type) massive sulfide sample. The bronze in the far lower left is Cpy, but the red in the middle is specular hematite (hematite that formed from hydrothermal solution rather than oxidized at the surface). The majority of the rock is magnetite, and I think some of the brassy-silver color in the center is pyrrhotite.

Pyrrhotite is pyrite one step to the left: Fex-1S. Because there's less iron, the Fe2+ has a very slight positive charge, just like magnetite where the Fe2+ offsets the charge balance of the other Fe3+ and S ions.

ANYWAY, this rock is nuts and I can't wait to cut it open and stick it under the microprobe~

BEST FOR LAST~

This is massive disseminated chalcopyrite, but it's been sitting in the drawer for 20 years, I think. Pyrite and chalcopyrite really pop when weathered. So the gold-brown is Cpy, and the silver 'clast' on the edge is Py.

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Additional unnecessary but fun rambling about ore mineralogy:

Like, mineralogically I think the biggest difference is that Fe2+ is cubic and Cu1+Fe3+ is tetragonal so it can fit weirder stuff in. If you start thinking about the minerals as part of the whole, 1+/3+ ionic bonded and 2+ ionic bonded Things are the most stable position for metals to be in.

I love these minerals but whenever I want to describe them, the word that pops into my mind first is Evil. Pyrite and Chalcopyrite are fucking evil. xD

They're stable under a huge range of pressures, temperatures, and oxdiation/sulfidation states. Iron is 2+ in pyrite and 3+ in chalcopyrite, so you can substitute pretty much any 2+ or 1+ metallic ion in the Fe and Cu sites, and sulfur will happily substitute for any non-metal or metalloid.

This means you can have pyrite in your deposit, but it's pyrite with an abnormal amount of... idk, tellurium. And that will change the properties of your pyrite, but not pyrite itself. This is an 'abnormal impurity' until you form frohbergite, which is FeTe2. And BOTH do this. Both cpy and py are sliding scales for almost every single ion that fits.

So if you're trying to process chalcopyrite but you have a large silver impurity in the copper site, it might react poorly with the flotation chemicals we use to separate it from pyrite. Or maybe be harder to grind to the proper size, which will take up more energy. (This is gauged experimentally before they set up the processing circuit because that's a lot of money, and to some degree I'm exaggerating the effects. But a friend is also texting me right now asking how tellurium in pyrite will change oxidation rate, so impurities are a non-negligible factor.)

ANYWAY. Pyrite and chalcopyrite are fucking myths that should be abolished except they're fucking everywhere, so they never will be. Lol.

Chalcopyrite is more yellow. xD

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(as the thermodynamic pressure of oxygen in the system increases, ((not oxygen content)), you'll have greater minerals of oxidation. i.e. Magnetite Fe2+Fe3+O4 has an Fe2+ where Hematite has Fe3+O3, its 3+ is at a higher oxidation state. Pyrrhotite is low enough that it's just Fe2+.)

[darkx-the-dragon-kn1ght]

Chapter 28- Part 2

A Frillish, this is easy! Just need Glare to use Crunch!

Oh come on, now-

Alright, continuing on, seeing even more Pyukumuku-

And more very useful items! And a whole building- that must be the Academy. If there's no other way to go this way, guess it's time to head down and fight those other Trainers.

Riolu, okay. Kirin can handle this, but let's slow down Riolu first with Paralysis.

And now, we can safely Zen Headbutt!

There's that message again- it must be an effect of the Field. But is that for all Psychic-type moves, or is Zen Headbutt in a special category?

You said it, lady- but with PULSE Muk defeated, that should be fixed in a matter of time.

So Pyrous Mountain is that volcano's name. A reference to pyrite, maybe? But there's also pyrolusite, pyromorphite, pyrope, pyrrhotite-

Oh, she doesn't even fight, she's just infodumping.

Like the bunch of them just over to the right over there?

Pyukumuku, guardian of the sand- I can get behind that, I'd vote for him. Poseidon's got nothing on him!

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[skrillnetworkblog]

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➡️ Two diamond drill holes (351m total) completed at Rock Lodge Project in the Lachlan Fold Belt, NSW.

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➡️ Laboratory assays underway; results expected in 8 weeks.

⛏️ Promising Drilling Insights

📌 Sulphide Zones: Pyrite, pyrrhotite, and traces of chalcopyrite, galena, and sphalerite identified.

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[eunoiareview]

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gritty weather. fire weather across the continent – but not here. here mold and rain make their homes. soggy, dripping sounds like chatter, like those words the television said. virtual blur. to fold paper is to shape it, give volume to what is meant to lie flat. in the act of creasing paper becomes sculptural like iron or marble or pyrrhotite. its future time to begin decay rustles. those…

[adraelfineminerals]

A specimen of pyrrhotite pseudomorphic pyrite from the Santa Eulalia mining district in Mexico, the sample presents a metallic luster of golden tones with the presence of calcite and galena crystals.

[akinformation]

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watches “The Matrix” again, he’d be stunned by the philosophical meanings in the dialogue. He’d start noticing the names of the gods in the movies and that my dog has the same name as one of the characters: a girl standing on a subway platform with her mom and dad. You’d notice and understand all mythological characters and their names. And it was always there, but you didn’t notice before because you didn’t know these words. You see? This is how development works. If you watch some gangster show that you watched ten years ago, you will notice so many things that you didn’t see before. You will clearly see the people’s characters, their motifs, and the algorithms of their actions. You will see what drives them and why they react to each other in the way that they do. You will start understanding the nature of all things very deeply. Like the girl in the “Lucy” movie when she was at the hospital and asked to have the bag taken out of her. She called her mom and started describing how she felt. I feel the same way. I shared it many times, but the sensation is much stronger now because of how these minerals and stones have irradiated me. I have always felt this way, exactly as they describe in the movie. I feel the blood moving through my veins. I feel the entire network and how everyone is connected to various frequencies. I feel myself as this object, a source.

While I was in Karelia, I was in an otherworldly rhythm, and in order to comprehend it clearly, I needed to disconnect from it. I couldn’t stay in that rhythm for too long; I needed to unplug myself and analyze everything with my mind to gain a clear, sober understanding of the situation and then reconnect again to go even deeper into it. I am in St. Petersburg now, and I’ll stay here until I’m told to leave. I am immersing myself in society for both social and business engagements. I was at the shopping mall today, ate at the food court, went shopping, and communicated with people. I am transitioning from one frequency to the opposite and gaining clarity in the process. Very strong clarity. After that, I will go back to all my otherworldly matters, you see? It turns out that you need to control your mind, your psyche, and your attention. Then, you will be able to notice the knowledge that was conceived and grows inside of you.

Going back to the minerals. The main mineral is quartz. There are feldspar crystals, mica, chlorite, and pyrrhotite. Pyrrhotite contains bivalent and

[oldearthminerals]

Pyrite After Pyrrhotite Pseudomorph Specimens from Trepca Mine Complex, Mitrovica, Kosovo.

https://www.oldearthminerals.com/

#pseudomorph #pyrite #pyrrhotite #crystals #mineralspecimen #minerals #mineralcollecting #mineralcollection

[er-cryptid]

Pyrrhotite

Natural History Museum of Denmark, Mineral Hall

[almightyhamslice]

Some more funnee gems for Deep Dream Diamond’s court! I think they all live in this sorta... ‘embassy’ run by Chalcanthite? It must be located on an arid colony so the conditions don’t cause Chalcanthite to dissolve. So effectively all the other 9 gems in this image are her subordinates, except Shardium-- Shard is the de-facto leader in case something bad happens to Chalcanth. 

Zircon and Copper are compressed, Silver is undercooked, and Mangonium is twinned. Other than that, these guys r pretty average for their respective gemtypes. Zircon uses he/him pronouns, Silver uses they/them, and Mangonium is rather specific; when referring to the gem as a whole you use they/them, but their individual heads use she/her. All the other gems in this drawing are she/her!

I found all these gems in 1 mineshaft, and this isn’t even the largest ‘handful’ of gems I have found in one area in the game!! idk what I’ll do whenever I get to that.... 

Bonus material under the cut!:

isolated versions of the gems in the back of the drawing! I figured it’d be especially handy for Silver since their design was partially blocked by Axinite’s hand. 

Shardium and Chalcanthite! GFs, even. Fun fact, I downloaded 3 different brushes specifically for Shard’s hair effect. This sketch was made before I found ‘em!

[autodaemonium]

mnɪənmɪnfmrðmnkŋwptl

Pronounced: mniuhnminfmrthmnkngwptl.

Pantheon of: physical entity, spatial property, mixture, heredity, security system.

Entities

Euθaɪdɛwðəɛŋiikəaʊzərs

Pronounced: euthaidaywthuhayngiikuhowzuhrs Spatial Property: directionality. Physical Entity: matter. Heredity: inheritance. Mixture: suspension. Security System: firewall. Legends: meow. Prophecies: interception, strip cropping.

Ryərdwtɪpdznʌpɑrriiə

Pronounced: ryuhrdwtipdznupahrriiuh Spatial Property: directionality. Physical Entity: causal agent. Heredity: inheritance. Mixture: petrolatum. Security System: firewall. Legends: reenlistment, chatter, brownian movement, chorus.

Wəətɪʃəneɪɪikləʌpəun

Pronounced: wuhuhtishuhneiiikluhupuhun Spatial Property: shape. Physical Entity: process. Heredity: inheritance. Mixture: mechanical mixture. Security System: firewall. Legends: spoliation, fumble, roundup, suicide bombing, stab. Prophecies: combat mission, contumacy, occupation, election fraud. Relations: ryərdwtɪpdznʌpɑrriiə (pyrrhotite), ɑuɛəməʌiwæəəŋgtttvnl (pencil cedar), euθaɪdɛwðəɛŋiikəaʊzərs (lithia water).

Ɑuɛəməʌiwæəəŋgtttvnl

Pronounced: ahuayuhmuhuiwauhuhnggtttvnl Spatial Property: shape. Physical Entity: process. Heredity: inheritance. Mixture: freezing mixture. Security System: firewall. Legends: pachisi. Prophecies: field trial, splat, needle biopsy. Relations: əoɪaɪnrozedəŋəlræbrəɛ (soap), wəətɪʃəneɪɪikləʌpəun (insectifuge), euθaɪdɛwðəɛŋiikəaʊzərs (rent-rebate), ryərdwtɪpdznʌpɑrriiə (undercharge).

Əoɪaɪnrozedəŋəlræbrəɛ

Pronounced: uhoiainrozeduhnguhlrabruhay Spatial Property: shape. Physical Entity: object. Heredity: inheritance. Mixture: solution. Security System: firewall. Legends: legislation. Prophecies: rubdown, authentication, amplitude modulation. Relations: euθaɪdɛwðəɛŋiikəaʊzərs (silver chloride).

[iamthepulta]

I've never had anyone ask me what my most hated mineral is, and before now, I wouldn't have had an answer "they're all good dogs Brent"-style. But Pyrrhotite is the worst. It looks exactly like Pyrite and generally forms with Magnetite so you can't tell if you're insane or the Magnetite is just that strong.

Fuck Pyrrhotite, amen.