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Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Plattenkogel South Slope, Mallnitz, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.9 × 1.3 cm
Description

This is old, but rare Austria classic from a small discovery. The pyrite is in the earliest stage of alteration. So there is a thin, intense red and still lustrous layer on the faces. This crystal is developed as floater with minor intergrown chlorite matrix. It shows an excellent habit with amazing modifications. Undamaged.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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