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Pyrite on Dolomite from Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado

 
Pyrite on Dolomite from Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado

Pyrite on Dolomite from Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado

Pyrite on Dolomite from Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado

Pyrite on Dolomite from Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 78139
Mineral:Pyrite on Dolomite
Locality:Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado
Description:Tan-colored rhombohedral dolomite crystals to 10 mm with overgrowth of lustrous yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 1.5 mm. The pyrite crystals have a partial coating of red limonite. Collected ca. 1985
Overall Size:5.5x4x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
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