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Calcite On Marcasite

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Calcite On Marcasite

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Description
Locality: 
Cadjebut Mine, Fitzroy Crossing, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 4.5 × 3.7 cm
Description

A pair of translucent to transparent calcite crystals on a matirix covered with marcasite crystals. The two calcite crystals display complex twinning and stand out against the sulphide matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Marcasite

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