AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pennsylvania > Pyrite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 28490 |
Mineral: | Pyrite |
Locality: | French Creek Iron Mines, St. Peters, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
Description: | Lustrous yellow-metallic pyrite crystals that are cubic form but slightly distorted resulting in a rhombic appearance. For more information on this famous locality see: The French Creek Mine in Mineralogical Record v.25 #2. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970); collected June 1, 1919 |
Overall Size: | 18x18x18 mm |
Crystals: | 1-10 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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