ETYMOLOGY: It comes from the greek "fire stone" because it was believed that, by the sparks, had fire in its core.

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Cubic.

PRINCIPLE OF FORMATION: Primary, secondary, tertiary.

CLASS MINERAL: Sulphides.

CHEMICAL FORMULA, MINERAL ELEMENTS: FeS2 + Co, Ni, Sb + (Cu, Au, Ag, Zn).

HARDNESS: 6- 6.5 on the Mohs scale.

FIELDS: Namibia, China.

MINERALOGY: Appears in high concentrations of different origin, this is a very common mineral in all fields of metal sulphides and in almost every plutonic, volcanic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. It has a 53.48% sulfur and 46.52% iron. Often solid, fine granular, sometimes subfibroso radiated; reniform, globular, Stalactitic. Insoluble in water, and magnetic by heating.

Different forms of pyrite: Cubic, pyritohedral, radial aggregates, spherical or discoid.

PYRITE CUBE:
Pyrites perfect cubes are of sedimentary origin and secondarily formed in clay and coal come from Navajún, La Rioja, Spain. If the cube has the ribbed faces are so triglifo, ie, the direction of the grooves of one side perpendicular to those of the adjacent faces, known as pyrite Triglifa.

RADIALS PIRITA
The small groups with formation of pyrite crystals have a mainly hydrothermal origin, forming principle is primary / secondary.
 

PIRITA BALL
Pyrites and spheroids globular forms are of sedimentary origin and are formed in clays and coals.
 

PIRITA SUN
Pyrite sun having a tertiary metamorphic origin such sediments discoidal shown as aggregates formed by radial fibers, called "sols". In this case, its genesis is often linked to coal deposits. Sunshine pyrite is in the State of Illinois, USA.

MYTHOLOGY: The most important deposit mined 30 centuries ago, it is in Rio Tinto, Huelva. In 1985 it was found in an exemplary extraordinary Rioja 35 kilos to several cubic crystals. Rio Tinto is the name for the red color of the water due to the high acidity and the content of toxic heavy metals are dissolved. In fact this river is characterized by its high saturation and iron sulfates. It's amazing that in this environment a live microorganisms called chemotroph, who survive by oxidizing iron pyrite giving the river its characteristic color rojizo. Known as "fool's gold" because of its resemblance to this. It was used in the Paleolithic to fire.

PROPERTIES: Esoterically is often associated with the ability to generate wealth, it is a mineral that teaches us to give and receive love, also working passion and ambition. Pyrite blocking negative energy and pollutants at all levels, is said to pyrite helps build self-confidence as well as facilitating contact with their own skills and potential, stimulating the flow of ideas. This stone promotes diplomacy, helps process prints quickly and solve conflicts.
 

CHAKRAS: Solar Plexus.

USES: Production of sulfuric acid (H2SO4) for its high percentage of sulfur dust polish, red and brown colors hydrated ferrous sulfate is used in dyes, wood preservatives and disinfectants and as iron ore, meditation, jewelery, collection.