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Pyrite & Sphalerite

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Pyrite & Sphalerite

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Description
Locality: 
Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 10.5 × 7.5 cm
Description

Intergrown lustrous golden pyrite cubes with black sphalerite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0