| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Marcasite on Dolomite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 21870 |
| Mineral: | Marcasite on Dolomite |
| Locality: | Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri |
| Description: | Large knob covered with pink to orange dolomite crystals up to 5 mm. Overgrown on the dolomite are metallic marcasite crystals up to 3 mm. The orange dolomite is due to surface staining of brown limonite. |
| Overall Size: | 9x8x6 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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