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Pyrite & Siderite Psm Pyrrhotite

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Pyrite & Siderite Psm Pyrrhotite

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Description
Locality: 
Turt Mine, Negrești-Oas, Satu Mare County, Romania
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 4.8 × 2.6 cm
Description

Iridescent pyrite group on lustrous brown siderite which has replaced platy pyrrhotite. Mined in 2000.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

Pyrrhotite

Formula: 
Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Strunz: 
2.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
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