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Pyrite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Chivor Mine, Chivor Municipality, Boyacá Department, Colombia
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 2.5 × 2.3 cm
Description

This is an impressive large pyrite iron-cross twin. The iron-cross pattern is prominent and very evenly developed on four of six sides. In excellent condition, with no points of attachment, crystallized all around. A killer!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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