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Marcasite

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Marcasite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Épernay, Marne, Grand Est, France
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 5.6 × 5.4 cm
Description

Fancy and weird formed example of marcasite from France. It looks like a planet from outter space with huge impact craters all over the surface.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Marcasite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5