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Calcite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 3.6 × 2.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.30cm
Weight: 
40.00gr
Description

Very nice specimen of Calcite on Pyrite. Spikey to hold but when you turn it over, you see fool's gold! Found in Wessels Mine.

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