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Pyrite & Quartz On Siderite

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Pyrite & Quartz On Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
Tazna, Cerro Tazna, Atocha-Quechisla, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
17 × 12 × 6 cm
Weight: 
993.00gr
Description

A large specimen of yellow-green siderite that bears multiple shiny pyrite octahedrons and white quartz.

The larger specimen I have got from this old find.

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

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

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