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Pyrrhotite On Calcite

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Pyrrhotite On Calcite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Garpenberg Södra Mine, Garpenberg, Hedemora, Dalarna County, Sweden
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13 × 6 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.90cm
Description

A cluster with a l,ot of pyrothine crystals sitting on calcite crystals from Garpenberg, Sweden. Found 1995, level 800 m. No damages. In uv-light the calcite is deep red and the tips are yellow. 155 gr.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrrhotite

Formula: 
Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Strunz: 
2.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Lennart Borg

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