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Emerald Pyrite & Albite

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Emerald Pyrite & Albite

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Description
Locality: 
Chivor Mine, Chivor Municipality, Boyacá Department, Colombia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14 × 7 × 2.4 cm
Description

Deep green emerald crystals with brassy pyrite and colorless albite crystals.

The emerald crystals are incomplete.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Emerald

Variety Of: 

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Formula: 
Be3(Al,Cr)2Si6O18
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
0.0

Pyrite

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

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Finnbo (Finbo), Falun, Dalarna, Sweden

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