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Pyritised Ammonite

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Pyritised Ammonite

With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Charmouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 7 × 2.8 cm
Description

Early 20th century W. Maucher specimen. Pyrite after jurassic Ammonite. Most likely from the famous fossil beach at Charmouth, Dorset in Southern UK.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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