• Iron sulfide or Iron sulphide can refer to range of chemical compounds composed of iron and sulfur. By increasing order of stability: Iron(II) sulfide...
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    Iron(II) sulfide or ferrous sulfide (Br.E. sulphide) is one of a family of chemical compounds and minerals with the approximate formula FeS. Iron sulfides...
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  • Iron(III) sulfide, also known as ferric sulfide or sesquisulfide (Fe 2S 3), is one of the several binary iron sulfides. It is a solid, black powder that...
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  • of sulfide salts are corrosive. Sulfide also refers to large families of inorganic and organic compounds, e.g. lead sulfide and dimethyl sulfide. Hydrogen...
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    Pyrite (redirect from Iron pyrite)
    iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula FeS2 (iron (II) disulfide). Pyrite is the most abundant sulfide mineral...
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  • hypothesis proposes that early life may have formed on the surface of iron sulfide minerals, hence the name.[excessive citations] It was developed by retrodiction...
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  • which consist of mixed copper-iron sulfides, are often referred to as "copper sulfides". In chemistry, a "binary copper sulfide" is any binary chemical compound...
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    its sulfur content. Because of the presence of greigite (Fe3S4, Iron(II,III) sulfide) in the mineral, it forms brownish-pink to dark violet translucent...
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    reduction of Fe3+ to Fe2+ by iron-sulfide minerals. The biological cycling of Fe2+ is done by iron oxidizing and reducing microbes. Iron is an essential micronutrient...
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    produces a softer iron, reduces shrinkage, lowers strength, and decreases density. Sulfur, largely a contaminant when present, forms iron sulfide, which prevents...
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  • Internet spelling, or phonetic spelling of fuck Fukuchilite, a copper iron sulfide mineral (IMA symbol) All pages with titles containing Fuk FUC (disambiguation)...
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    Hydrogen sulfide is a chemical compound with the formula H2S. It is a colorless chalcogen-hydride gas, and is poisonous, corrosive, and flammable, with...
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    crystals of greigite (Fe3S4). Several other iron sulfide minerals have also been identified in iron sulfide magnetosomes—including mackinawite (tetragonal...
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    extremely unusual, being armoured with hundreds of iron-mineralised sclerites; these are composed of iron sulfides greigite and pyrite. Each sclerite has a soft...
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    The oxidation of the sulfide to sulfate solubilizes the ferrous iron (iron(II)), which is subsequently oxidized to ferric iron (iron(III)): 4 Fe2+(aq) +...
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    Marcasite (redirect from White iron pyrites)
    The mineral marcasite, sometimes called "white iron pyrite", is iron sulfide (FeS2) with orthorhombic crystal structure. It is physically and crystallographically...
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    industrially in the production of metallic iron. MgS is formed by the reaction of sulfur or hydrogen sulfide with magnesium. It crystallizes in the rock...
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  • Iron(II,III) sulfide is a blue-black (sometimes pinkish[citation needed]) chemical compound of iron and sulfur with formula Fe3S4 or FeS·Fe2S3, which...
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    Io is primarily composed of silicate rock surrounding a molten iron or iron sulfide core. Most of Io's surface is composed of extensive plains with a...
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    Chalcopyrite (category Sulfide minerals)
    Chalcopyrite (/ˌkælkəˈpaɪˌraɪt, -koʊ-/ KAL-kə-PY-ryte, -⁠koh-) is a copper iron sulfide mineral and the most abundant copper ore mineral. It has the chemical...
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    oxidize the sulfides to sulfuric acid and sulfates, which are water-soluble and leached out. However, historically (at least), iron sulfide (iron pyrite FeS...
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    from an iron oxide-rich regolith. Significant amounts of iron occur in the iron sulfide mineral pyrite (FeS2), but it is difficult to extract iron from it...
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  • to the workpiece increases the temperature further. The iron sulfide (FeS) or iron/iron sulfide alloy (which has an even lower melting point) begins to...
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  • negative and small (Table 1). Most iron-bearing carbonates and silicates are paramagnetic at all temperatures. Some sulfides are paramagnetic, but some are...
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    Pyrrhotite (category Sulfide minerals)
    Pyrrhotite (pyrrhos in Greek meaning "flame-coloured") is an iron sulfide mineral with the formula Fe(1-x)S (x = 0 to 0.125). It is a nonstoichiometric...
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    radiolaria. One mollusc species, the scaly-foot gastropod, even uses the iron sulfides greigite and pyrite.[citation needed] Some organisms, such as some foraminifera...
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  • liquor's eponymous green colour arises from the presence of colloidal iron sulfide. The green liquor is usually reacted with lime (CaO) in the causticizing...
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    ferrous iron (Fe2+) and sulfur (S2−). Amorphous iron sulfide, along with carbon, produce the black coloration. Because amorphous iron sulfide gradually...
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    was from copper–iron–sulfur minerals, and the vast majority of these were treated by smelting. Copper was initially recovered from sulfide ores by directly...
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    name suggests, from marcasite. Both pyrite and marcasite are chemically iron sulfide, but differ in their crystal structures, giving them different physical...
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