40d:Marcasite

Stone
Sedimentary	Calcite • Chalk • Flint • Chert • Claystone • Conglomerate • Dolomite • Limestone • Mudstone • Rock salt • Sandstone • Shale • Siltstone
Igneous I.	Diorite • Gabbro • Granite
Igneous E.	Andesite • Basalt • Felsite • Obsidian • Rhyolite
Metamorphic	Gneiss • Marble • Phyllite • Quartzite • Schist • Slate
Ore	Adamantine, raw • Aluminum, native • Bismuthinite • Cassiterite • Copper, native • Galena • Garnierite • Gold, native • Hematite • Horn silver • Limonite • Magnetite • Malachite • Platinum, native • Silver, native • Sphalerite • Tetrahedrite
Economic	Bituminous coal • Calcite • Lignite
Unique	Bauxite • Graphite • Kimberlite
Other	Alabaster • Alunite • Anhydrite • Borax • Brimstone • Chromite • Cinnabar • Cobaltite • Cryolite • Gypsum • Hornblende • Ilmenite • Jet • Kaolinite • Marcasite • Mica • Microcline • Olivine • Orpiment • Orthoclase • Periclase • Petrified wood • Pitchblende • Puddingstone • Pyrolusite • Realgar • Rutile • Saltpeter • Satinspar • Selenite • Serpentine • Stibnite • Sylvite • Talc

Raws
	[MATGLOSS_STONE:MARCASITE] [NAME:marcasite][COLOR:7:7:1][TILE:'%'] [ENVIRONMENT_SPEC:KAOLINITE:CLUSTER_SMALL:100] KCl, can be used/processed to fertilizer, destroyed by water -- should only be in very dry environments

Marcasite
Uses
	Masonry ; Stone crafting ; Construction ;
Location
	Found within kaolinite as small clusters ;
Properties
	Material value 1 ; Melting point 11500 (x) ; Boiling point 14000 (m) ; Ignition point none (m) ; Solid density 2670 ; Specific heat 800 ;
	Wikipedia article

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This article is about an older version of DF.

Marcasite is an unremarkable white stone found within kaolinite.

In real life, it is similar to pyrite but is much more brittle and thus not usable as a gem.