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Pyrite with Chalcocite coating from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

 
Pyrite with Chalcocite coating from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Pyrite with Chalcocite coating from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Pyrite with Chalcocite coating from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Pyrite with Chalcocite coating from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Pyrite with Chalcocite coating from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 68318
Mineral:Pyrite with Chalcocite coating
Locality:Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Description:Complex metallic pyrite crystal in contrasting white clay-rich matrix. The pyrite crystal has a gray-metallic color caused by an overgrowth of metallic chalcocite, similar to the pyrite found at Chino, NM. Collected in 2015. Analysis of coating performed from Ben Grguric at South Australian Museum
Overall Size:4x3x3 cm
Crystals:15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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