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Limonite pseudomorphs after Pyrite from Fruitville Pike locality, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

 
Limonite pseudomorphs after Pyrite from Fruitville Pike locality, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Limonite pseudomorphs after Pyrite from Fruitville Pike locality, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Limonite pseudomorphs after Pyrite from Fruitville Pike locality, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 77495
Mineral:Limonite pseudomorphs after Pyrite
Locality:Fruitville Pike locality, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Description:Five brown limonite pseudomorphs after cubic and pyritohedral pyrite crystals. The pyrite crystallized first, then altered molecule by molecule to limonite, maintaining the original form of the pyrite crystals. One pseudomorph is quite large. Collected 23 September 1995
Overall Size:largest 40x32x27 mm
Crystals:13-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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