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36 Minerals

P- Pyrite

P- Pyrite

$42.00 USD
$42.00 USD
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Size

P is for pyrite.

All prints are of digital paintings of minerals created with archival ink and paper. Each print is signed by the artist. You can watch the painting process in the video below.

Materials

All prints are printed on Red River 60lb Polar White paper with archival ink.

Shipping & Returns

Shipping is from my studio in Baltimore, MD to anywhere in the Continental United States. Orders over $100 ship free of charge.

8" x 10" prints ship flat pack, and the two larger sizes ship in a tube.

Dimensions

I currently offer 3 sizes of prints. You can select sizes above.

Care Instructions

All prints are printed on archival paper with archival ink, but I do recommend you protect your print within a glass frame. I've chosen 3 common sizes that are easy to find a variety of frame styles an price points for.

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Pyrite

Pyrite is so named from the Greek word for fire (pyr) because it can create sparks for starting a fire when struck against metal or stone. Pyrite was a source of ignition in early firearms.

  • Chemical Formula

    FeS2

  • Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness

    6–6.5

  • Streak

    Greenish-black to brownish-black

  • Geological Setting

    Pyrite is the most common of sulfide minerals and is widespread in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. It is a common accessory mineral in igneous rocks, where it also occasionally occurs as larger masses arising from an immiscible sulfide phase in the original magma. It is found in metamorphic rocks as a product of contact metamorphism.