Gem, Rock, and Mineral Postage Stamps Featuring
Pyrite


Mineral Name: Pyrite

Composition: Iron sulfide

Nomenclature: Named after the Greek word pyrh which means "fire" because of pyrite's ability to spark when struck with steel.

Industrial Uses: Iron ore, sulfur ore.

Additional Notes: Colloquially called Fool's Gold due to its superficial similarity to gold; however, pyrite is much lighter in color than gold and is much lighter in weight (specific gravity) than gold. Nevertheless, it is easy for the untrained eye to mistake pyrite for gold.



Armenia : Scott 585 : 170 dram : 1998

Pyrite



Cyprus : Scott 914 : 15 cents : 9 Mar 1998

Pyrite



Ecuador : Scott 1445 : 2600 sucre : 6 Oct 1997

Pyrite



Ecuador : Scott C361 : 60 centavos : 1960

Pyrite; chalcopyrite



New Zealand : Scott 757 : 3 cent : 1 Dec 1982

Pyrite



Spain : Scott 2763c : 29 pesetas : 25 Feb 1994

Pyrite