Presentation :

Names) :

• Marcasite.

Etymology:

• From the ancient Arabic name for pyrite and similar minerals used by miners until 1800.

Group, Family:

• Marcasite Group.

Color :

• Pale yellow, dark yellow, bronze color | May tarnish and then show iridescence.

Chandelier:

• Metallic, Opaque.

Origin :

• France, Germany, Czech Republic, Russia, United States, Mexico, Chile, etc.

Crystal system:

• Orthorhombic: Dimorphic with Pyrite.

Chemical composition :

• FeS2.

Transparency:

• Opaque.

Density :

• 4.85 to 4.92.

Hardness :

• 6 to 7.

Cleavage:

• Distinct in one direction.

Breakage:

• Uneven.

Line color:

• Gray-green to gray-black.

Shock resistance:

• Fragile.

Heat resistance:

• Bad.

Virtues and properties of pyrite:

Physical virtues:

• Purifies the bronchi and the respiratory system.
• Thanks to its high iron content, pyrite is excellent for fighting anemia.
• Allows you to develop your ability to resist fatigue and de facto increases your capacity for intellectual work.
• Source of Fire energy, naturally finds its place on the Solar Plexus Chakra. Placed in this way, it greatly increases Vitality and will be a very appreciated companion if one feels nervously exhausted. It is possible, if this state of fatigue is very pronounced, to combine it with a rutile quartz (Base Chakra) in order to increase the Energizing and Regenerating effect.
• This Association, pyrite on the Solar Plexus and Q.Rutile this time on the Heart, is also Very Beneficial for all Bronchial Disorders such as: Pulmonary Infections, Asthma... because it greatly increases respiration.
• Finally, placed on the Throat, it will enormously help people suffering from stuttering. To reinforce this action, it can be combined with apatite or chalcedony.

Psychological, emotional and mental virtues:

• Excellent support for memory.
• Helps stimulate intellectual abilities.
• Develops organization, ideal for those who carry it and who have difficulties in this area.
• Strengthens self-confidence and virility, suitable for men suffering from an inferiority complex.
• Helps women overcome servitude and inferiority complexes.
• Placed on the Solar plexus, it allows us to dissolve our bad parts of ego.
• Allows you to connect with the person's creative abilities.
• Placed on the 3rd Eye, pyrite promotes Memory, structures Thought and improves intellectual work.
• If you are a student and you have to take Exams or, as part of your Work or Life, you have to learn a large amount of information, combining pyrite with a fluorite, preferably Octahedral, will be of great support for your learning.
• Reduces melancholy and despair.
• Relieves anxiety and frustration.
• Promotes diplomacy.

Spiritual virtues:

• Stone of great protection of the Etheric body, a body which pours its Energy directly into the Physical Body and protects the latter from Low Vibrations.
• Blocks energy leaks from the physical body and aura.
• Powerful energy shield, which wards off negative energy and pollutants.
• Protects the subtle bodies and the physical body, warding off evil and danger.

Chakras:

• Solar plexus