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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 80657 |
| Mineral: | Pyrite on Calcite |
| Locality: | French Creek Iron Mines, St. Peters, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| Description: | Lustrous octahedral brown-metallic pyrite crystals in translucent white calcite that is colored green due to fibrous byssolite inclusions. For more information on the classic locality see article: The French Creek Mine in Mineralogical Record v.25 #2. Ex. Miller #M3551; ex. Betts #28489; ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970); collected June 1, 1919 |
| Overall Size: | 3.5x3.5x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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