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Pyrite Psm Siderite

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Pyrite Psm Siderite

ex. Scheisfurth collection.

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Description
Locality: 
Eisenzecher Zug Mine, Eiserfeld, Siegen, Arnsberg, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.4 × 1 cm
Description

A pyrite perimorph after siderite from the Eisenzecher Zug mine. Includes a Schweisfurth label

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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

Siderite

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