| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from England > Calcite on Pyrite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 22607 |
| Mineral: | Calcite on Pyrite |
| Locality: | West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England |
| Description: | Very aesthetic formation of multicolored pyrite microcrystals on reddish hematite matrix. Overgrown on the top is a spherical aggregate 4 cm across of colorless, scalenohedral calcite crystals up to 5 mm. Ex. Joseph D'Agostino collection 82T (no label) |
| Overall Size: | 7x6x5 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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