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Pyrite With Winchite & Hackmanite

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Pyrite With Winchite & Hackmanite

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Description
Locality: 
Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 3.4 × 2.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.60cm
Description

An unusual nice combination specimen of large well terminated pyrite crystal 1.6cm  hosts to winchite hackmanite mixed matrix , 

High quality unusual specimen from the locality.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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

Winchite

Formula: 
☐{CaNa}{Mg4Al}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.20
Hardness: 
5.5

Hackmanite

Variety Of: 

Sodalite

Formula: 
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Strunz: 
9.FB.10
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Formula: 
Na8Al6Si6O24(Cl2,S)
Hardness: 
0.0

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