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Pyrite & Magnetite

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Pyrite & Magnetite

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Description
Locality: 
Brosso Mine, Cálea, Léssolo, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4 × 6 cm
Description

A cluster of sharp lustrous pyrite octahedrons with dark brown magnetite crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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

Magnetite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
Black