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Pyrite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Eupel Mine, Niederhövels, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 6 × 3.6 cm
Description

Fantastic arrangement of these 2 pyrite crystal clusters perfectly placed on snow-white quartz. The quartz is even partly coated in a second mineral which gives a great visual impact to the specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White