In this sketch, iron atoms are red and sulfur yellow. Darker shades are used for atoms further from the viewer.
Steven Dutch, Natural and Applied Sciences, University
of Wisconsin - Green Bay
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| Pyrite is often described as having a modified halite
structure. However, iron atoms alternate with pairs of
covalently-bonded sulfur atoms. The pairs of atoms are skewed in alternate
directions, so pyrite has lower symmetry than halite.
In this sketch, iron atoms are red and sulfur yellow. Darker shades are used for atoms further from the viewer. |
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