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Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 5.2 × 2.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.20cm
Description

Lovely specimen of brilliant pyrite crystals on quartz.

Not very common at the locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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