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Pyrite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Plattenkogel North Slope, Bad Gastein, St Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 4.1 × 4 cm
Description

A rare sample of alpine Pyrite from austrian alps. The specimen is in an early stage of alteration: it shows dark red brown colour but still all faces are highly lustrous, they also show a very attractive texture. This material came only from a few clefts, specimens are more or less impossible to aquire in our days. The pieces developed as floater, backside was contacted.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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