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Pyrite Psm Pyrrhotite

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Pyrite Psm Pyrrhotite

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Description
Locality: 
Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 15 × 13 cm
Description

Sharp hexagonal crystals of pyrrhotite completely replaced by lustrous pyrite with white calcite rhombs

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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

Pyrrhotite

Formula: 
Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Strunz: 
2.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0