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Pyrite Dolomite & Quartz

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Pyrite Dolomite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Stan Terg Mine, Trepča, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 6.1 × 3.2 cm
Description

A very unusual specimen from Trepca.

A matrix of black lustrous sphalerite is host to a large cluster of stalactite-like pyrite, overgrown with white dolomite crystals and clear quartz crystals.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
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