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Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite from Wanemaker's Basin, Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado

 
Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite from Wanemaker's Basin, Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado

Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite from Wanemaker's Basin, Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado

Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite from Wanemaker's Basin, Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 78155
Mineral:Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite
Locality:Wanemaker's Basin, Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado
Description:Brown limonite pseudomorph after 34 mm striated cubic pyrite crystal. Pyrite crystallized first, then altered molecule-by-molecule to limonite, maintaining the original pyrite shape. Pseudomorph = false form. Collected in 1998
Overall Size:34x31x24 mm
Crystals:34 mm pseudo
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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