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Pyrite On Quartz

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Pyrite On Quartz

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
North Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Terminated cloudy Quartz crystals are associated with clusters of small brassy pyrite crystals. A nice little locality specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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

Quartz

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