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Pyrite

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Locality: 
Ambas Aguas, Muro de Aguas, La Rioja, Spain
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 3.5 × 3.7 cm
Description

This floater is from a locality close to famous navajun-mine. But this locality is much more uncommon and didn´t produce such quantity as navajun. Also the material looks completely different. While navajun produced sharp terminated cubes with plane faces, this crystal shows exciting modifications along edges and faces. The faces are multiple stepped and there are several intergrown crystals of second generation. All faces - all around - show mirror luster, the color is intense golden. No significent damages to report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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