AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Wisconsin > Pyrite pseudomorph after Calcite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 77089 |
Mineral: | Pyrite pseudomorph after Calcite |
Locality: | Vulcan Quarry, Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin |
Description: | Lustrous yellow metallic pyrite crystals to 5 mm with pseudomorphic mold of a scalenohedral 16 mm calcite crystal. The calcite crystallized first, and was overgrown with pyrite. When the calcite dissolved it left a mold of the calcite (epimorph). Collected ca. 1995 |
Overall Size: | 18x18x11 mm |
Crystals: | micro to 5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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