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Pyrite

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Locality: 
Büschhof Quarry, Wirtenbach, Waldbröl, Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 6 × 4 cm
Description

Büschhof quarry is an interesting locality. Cu-, Fe-, Pb- and Zn-minerals are present inside a fossil devonian stromatopore reef. This specimen is an almost complete stromatopore showing lustrous pyrites (combination of cubes with octahedral faces) on dolomite with minor quartz.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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

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