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Pyrite on Calcite from Pint's Quarry, Raymond, Black Hawk County, Iowa

 
Pyrite on Calcite from Pint's Quarry, Raymond, Black Hawk County, Iowa

Pyrite on Calcite from Pint's Quarry, Raymond, Black Hawk County, Iowa

DESCRIPTION:No. 45079
Mineral:Pyrite on Calcite
Locality:Pint's Quarry, Raymond, Black Hawk County, Iowa
Description:Yellow metallic pyrite crystals up to 3 mm and in aggregates up to 7 mm on translucent colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals to 4 mm long on limestone matrix. The pyrite crystals are a combination of pyritohedral and octahedral crystal forms.
Overall Size:7x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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