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Pyrite with Calcite from I-87 road cut, New Russia, Essex County, New York

 
Pyrite with Calcite from I-87 road cut, New Russia, Essex County, New York

Pyrite with Calcite from I-87 road cut, New Russia, Essex County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 48826
Mineral:Pyrite with Calcite
Locality:I-87 road cut, New Russia, Essex County, New York
Description:Wedge-shaped metallic pyrite crystals to 5 mm across in cockscomb habit with bronze-colored patina in a cluster perched on the top end of matrix with a few hexagonal prismatic translucent yellow calcite crystals to 15 mm on the rear.
Overall Size:9x7x4 cm
Crystals:1-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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