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Marcasite On Baryte

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Marcasite On Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Ladywash Mine, Eyam, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.5 × 1 cm
Description

White' cockscombe' baryte crystals highlighted with sharp, golden marcasite crystals. From a British mine more noted for its fluorite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Marcasite

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

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
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