| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Pyrite with partial coating of Chalcocite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 75486 |
| Mineral: | Pyrite with partial coating of Chalcocite |
| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Lustrous pyrite crystal with complex crystallization patterns on the faces. The pyrite crystal has a thin partial coating of chalcocite giving select faces a metallic-gray appearance. The solid pyrite core is exposed on the bottom. Collected in 2015. Analysis of coating performed from Ben Grguric at South Australian Museum |
| Overall Size: | 3.5x3x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 35 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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