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Pyrite and Calcite from Zacatecas, Mexico

 
Pyrite and Calcite from Zacatecas, Mexico

Pyrite and Calcite from Zacatecas, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Pyrite and Calcite from Zacatecas, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 45705
Mineral:Pyrite and Calcite
Locality:Zacatecas, Mexico
Description:Metallic yellow pyrite crystals to 1 mm nestled between sprays of translucent colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals to 5 mm. the contrast of the pyrite against the calcite is very attractive.
Overall Size:5x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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