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Calcite & Pyrite

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Calcite & Pyrite

With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Wildemann, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 5 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

Historic example of calcite with pyrite from Wildemann, Harz.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Pyrite

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