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Quartz & Pyrite

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Quartz & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Huaron Mines, Pasco Department, Peru
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13 × 6.5 × 5 cm
Description

Blocky brassy pyrite crystals on water clear quartz crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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

Pyrite

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