Pyropissite
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About Pyropissite
Colour:
Brownish
Lustre:
Earthy
Earthy, brownish coal... substance rich in paraffin and wax. Pyropissite is rich in acid/ester and methylene groups. The main minerals found were kaolinite and quartz; illite was detected only in pyropissite among low coal samples from Spain which were studied.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
40218
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:40218:9
Physical Properties of Pyropissite
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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Localities for Pyropissite
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Germany | |
| Philadelphia Academy of Science ... |
Spain | |
Weißenfels, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany