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Quartz with Pyrite and Calcite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Quartz with Pyrite and Calcite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

Quartz with Pyrite and Calcite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

Quartz with Pyrite and Calcite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

Quartz with Pyrite and Calcite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 51890
Mineral:Quartz with Pyrite and Calcite
Locality:Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Large tapered hexagonal colorless translucent quartz crystals to 40 mm long with select faces overgrown with lustrous yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 0.5 mm and translucent flattened-rhombohedral colorless calcite crystals to 10 mm.
Overall Size:5x2.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:0.2-40.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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