No, a lump of iron pyrite will sink in water.
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pyrite (FeS2) containing soils (also called cat-clays) may become extremely acidic (pH < 4) due to the oxidation of pyrite into sulfuric acid (H2SO4). I don't know the ph for ONLY pyrite :)
It is because homemade pyrite cools within a few second, not giving it enough time to for crystals, unlike natural pyrite, which had years to cool underground giving it enough time to form crystals
In laboratory settings, you can make react a mixture of powdered sulphurand iron filings by heating. The end product is Ferrous Sulfide;Fe + S ----> FeSIron sulfides in nature are Pyrite and Marcasitewhose formula is; FeS2 .
The Prophet in the Bible who did these things was Elisha.
Iron is not a mineral used in Moh's hardness scale.