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Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Oberdorf an der Laming, Laming Valley, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5.5 × 3.8 cm
Description

An excellent piece of a world-famous locality: Golden-metallic, high-gloss pyrite with an amazing diameter of 4.5 cm! The beautiful pyrite was prepared professionally from the talc matrix. The crystal shows intensive lengthways stripes and at the same time also a slightly waved surface structure. It stands in the position without any support. An impressive piece of remarkable size!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5