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Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

 
Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 80944
Mineral:Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite
Locality:Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Description:Smooth brown limonite pseudomorph after a 25 mm striated pyrite crystal in contrasting white clay-rich matrix. The pyrite crystallized first, then altered molecule by molecule to limonite. Some original pyrite may remain internally. Ex. Miller #M3227; ex. Betts #69574; collected in 2015
Overall Size:3x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:25 mm pseudo
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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