Pyropissite
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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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
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
72167305-4d1b-48b9-8401-ebd3af895531
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.
Internet Links for Pyropissite
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References for Pyropissite
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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.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Germany | |
| Philadelphia Academy of Science ... |
Spain | |
Weißenfels, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany