| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Pyrite with Chalcocite coating |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 75668 |
| Mineral: | Pyrite with Chalcocite coating |
| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Four lustrous well-crystallized pyrite crystals in gray quartz. The pyrite crystals are a gray-metallic color caused by a coating of chalcocite. The pyrite crystals are complex, elongated form with many habits. Collected in 2015. Analysis of coating performed from Ben Grguric at South Australian Museum |
| Overall Size: | 5x3.5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-11 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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