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Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3.2 × 3.2 cm
Description

This is an unusual pyrite from Navajun in its surface and gloss. Interconnected cubes - partly overgrown with a second generation of pyrite. The faces show elongated stripes with a matt golden sheen. Iridescent colors can be seen on one side (photo). Partly traces of further grown pyrite which are no longer present.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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