| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Pyrite with Chalcocite coating |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 68708 |
| Mineral: | Pyrite with Chalcocite coating |
| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Three parallel lustrous metallic pyrite crystals with remnants of clay on the bottom. The pyrite crystals are combination cubic, octahedral, dodecahedral forms and metallic bluish-gray color caused by a thin overgrowth of chalcocite. Collected in 2015. Analysis of coating performed from Ben Grguric at South Australian Museum |
| Overall Size: | 28x19x18 mm |
| Crystals: | 10-16 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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