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Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, Libertad Department, Peru
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.8 × 2.9 cm
Description

Two octahedral intergrown crystals form this aesthetic specimen. Please note there are no damages at the corners, these are modifications of habit! The specimen looks fine in each angle. Also backside is complete and well formed, only a small area at the bottom was contacted, where is was removed from other crystals. Faces are glossy, the color is intense golden.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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