What "pyrite" means - How pyrite is formed - What pyrite actually is - Crystal forms - Pyrite fossils - Pyrite inclusions - Pyrite deposits: Elba, Navajun, Huanzalá, Spruce Claim, Nanisivik, Oberdorf an der Laming, Waldenstein and many others.

 Contents :
 What "pyrite" means: Christa Behmenburg on the origin of the word pyrite: The striking of fire gave it its name/Pyrite systematics: Pyrite and marcasite form a large family. The systematist Stefan Weiß on pyrite's relatives/What pyrite actually is: An introduction to pyrite and marcasite mineralogy (Rupert Hochleitner): What is pyrite, what is marcasite?/How pyrite forms: Rupert Hochleitner on the formation of pyrite deposits: A mineral from another world/How pyrite fossils form: Helmut Mayr searched the drawers of the Bavarian State Collection of Paleontology in Munich for pyrite/Did life originate on pyrite? Munich chemist and patent attorney Günter Wächtershäuser developed a new concept/The Top Ten Pyrite Locations: Günter Grundmann selected and described the 10 most important locations from thousands of sites/Elba, 1779: The Italian mineralogist Ermengildo Pini investigated the iron deposits of Elba 200 years ago/Oberdorf an der Laming: Peter Huber described the most beautiful pyrites in Austria: They come from Styria/Waldenstein, Carinthia: Pyrites are still found in Waldenstein. Peter Huber was there and reports on it/Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Canada: The current site: Pyrite from the permafrost. Bob Gait & George Robinson investigated it/Navajún, La Rioja, Spain: The site with the most beautiful pyrite cubes in the world, described by Antonia Ros Vázquez. Huanzalá, Peru: Köbi Siber visited the world's richest pyrite deposits: in the Andes at an altitude of over 4000 m/Spruce Claim, Washington: The adventurous recovery of the great pyrite treasure from King County is recounted by the finder, John Medici/Bizarre sculptures made of pyrite: Pyrite is the "sculptor" of the mineral kingdom. The large extraLapis gallery shows the most unusual shapes/Crystal forms of pyrite: Erich Offermann has created an overview of the interesting and diverse morphology of pyrite/Pyrite as a guest: Hans Jörg Müllenmeister has looked inside some gemstones and discovered a great deal of pyrite/Sparks with pyrite, pyrite jewelry: Two chapters of history: You can make sparks with pyrite crystals. And: Pyrite was once a sought-after gemstone/Preserving pyrite: The most important recipes for preventing pyrite from deteriorating (Peter Kolesar)/Pyrite in Lapis: It can be found in Afghanistan. But it can also be found in Munich: Because the magazine Lapis has often reported on pyrite.

 With cover, 100 pages in lapis format (21 x 30 cm). Published: 1996