AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Peru > Pyrite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 77940 |
Mineral: | Pyrite |
Locality: | Huaron District, Cerro de Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru |
Description: | Lustrous yellow-metallic pyrite crystals on a crystallized mass of pyrite with colorless quartz and dolomite microcrystals in crevices. The pyrite crystals are pyritohedral form. The crystals protected in a recessed cavity are undamaged. Collected ca. 1985 |
Overall Size: | 4.5x4x3 cm |
Crystals: | micro to 7 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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