| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Canada > Calcite with Pyrite inclusions |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 42203 |
| Mineral: | Calcite with Pyrite inclusions |
| Locality: | Faraday Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada |
| Description: | Rhombic cleavage of internally transparent calcite with inclusions of yellow metallic pyrite crystals up to 2 mm. The rear of the calcite are natural crystal faces coated with brown limonite. The calcite is nearly flawless. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #32; acquired in 1977 from Norm Pellman (1922-2004) |
| Overall Size: | 7x6x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-60 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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