| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colorado > Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 78208 |
| Mineral: | Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite |
| Locality: | Wanemaker's Basin, Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado |
| Description: | Sharp brown limonite pseudomorph after pyritohedral pyrite crystals to 16 mm. Pyrite crystallized first, then altered molecule-by-molecule to limonite, maintaining the original pyrite shape. Pseudomorph = false form. Collected in 1998 |
| Overall Size: | 16x14x13 mm |
| Crystals: | 3-16 mm pseudos |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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