FeS2
Orthorhombic
Marcasite, an iron sulfide mineral, was reported from the Franklin Marble by Palache (1935), from sulfide veinlets in ore by Frondel (1972), and from the Buckwheat Dolomite by Peters et al. (1983). No additional studies are known. Marcasite is brassy yellow and massive material is very similar to pyrite in appearance. It has been verified as a druse crust with calcite from the 1750 level at Sterling Hill by the writer. The mineral is metastable and decomposes upon exposure.
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